Water/Wastewater Operator / Worker: pay over time

The rate in force now, the rate in force each year, and every figure the archive records for this position, oldest first, as printed, with its source page and its value in 2026 dollars (derived). A figure that restates the rate already in force is marked as unchanged.

In 2026 dollars

Per hour (rates set or restated; a raise counts by the rate it leads to, derived; CPI-U)
2024: $28.162025: $29.012026: $29.6620242026 $30

Every figure

DateWhoAs printedIn 2026 dollars (derived)Source
2024-06-18Jacob Wessling Wage $26.22/hr ≈ $28.16 per hour
estimated annual (2,080 h: 40 hours × 52 weeks, full time): $54,537.60
document 7233, p. 1 (+1 copy)
quoteJacob Wessling $26.22/hr
2025-07-01Jacob Wessling Wage $27.72/hr ≈ $29.01 per hour
estimated annual (2,080 h: 40 hours × 52 weeks, full time): $57,657.60
document 7346, p. 1 (+2 copies)
quoteJacob Wessling $27.72/hr
2026-07-07Jacob Wessling Wage $29.25/hr ≈ $29.66 per hour
estimated annual (2,080 h: 40 hours × 52 weeks, full time): $60,840
document 7412, p. 1 (+1 copy)
quoteJacob Wessling $29.25/hr

Today's dollars: 2026 dollars (CPI-U for September 2026, the latest month published); figure × CPI-U now ÷ CPI-U (annual average) of the figure's year. CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted (BLS series CUUR0000SA0); annual averages, and for the current year the latest month published. Retrieved 2026-10-18 from BLS.

Data last updated October 20, 2026. Built from the archive's documents; see how the data is built.