California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 95 people
How much does a solid waste operator make in California State Controller's Office?
$67,902typical pay for a solid waste operator in 2025
$47,694 – $80,854what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where 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$63,438 (everyone)
- Solid Waste Operator (this page)$67,902 (everyone)
- Lead Solid Waste Operator$106,627 (everyone)
Highest-paid solid waste operators, 2025
Common questions
How much does a solid waste operator make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical solid waste operator was paid $67,902 in 2025; most earned between $47,694 and $80,854. This counts all 95 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 12.0% of all pay for solid waste operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Solid Waste Operator, at any level (for example "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