California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 30 people
How much does a senior solid waste operator make in California State Controller's Office?
$63,438typical pay for a senior solid waste operator in 2025
$14,414 – $81,062what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 4.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where senior solid waste operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Senior Solid Waste Operator (this page)$63,438 (everyone)
- Solid Waste Operator$67,902 (everyone)
- Lead Solid Waste Operator$106,627 (everyone)
Highest-paid senior solid waste operators, 2025
Common questions
How much does a senior solid waste operator make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical senior solid waste operator was paid $63,438 in 2025; most earned between $14,414 and $81,062. This counts all 30 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 14.8% of all pay for senior solid waste operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Senior Solid Waste Operator, at any level (for example "Senior Solid Waste Operator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this