Alhambra water operator salary, 2025

Alhambra is a city in Los Angeles County. 17 people worked as water operators for Alhambra in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $91,124, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Alhambra?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$52,683 to $86,693

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater collection operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$91,124

average base pay $81,226

Water operators
17
13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$52,683
bottom of the Wastewater Utility Worker I range
Median total pay
$96,723
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
248th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Alhambra pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Wastewater Utility Worker I$52,683 to $68,583 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Utility Worker II$61,948 to $80,644 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Sr Wastewater Utility Worker$66,594 to $86,693 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Production Operator II$68,526 to $89,208 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Production Supervisor$84,910 to $110,537 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Sr Water Production Operator$95,898 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Supervisor$84,910 to $110,537 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Alhambra pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Alhambra next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Alhambra earned $46,685 less than the Los Angeles County average and $32,602 less than the California average.

Where does Alhambra rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1

All 300 California employers

Alhambra ranks 248th of 300, below the middle employer.

Alhambra
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 26 employers in Los Angeles County

Alhambra ranks 23rd of 26, below the middle employer.

Alhambra
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $113,552

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Alhambra

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Alhambra's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,090
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,625
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Alhambra

What is the average water operator salary at Alhambra?

Water operators at Alhambra who worked the full year earned an average of $91,124 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $96,723: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $52,683 to $86,693.

How much overtime do water operators at Alhambra earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,083 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $6,569: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Alhambra get?

The most common pension formula among Alhambra's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,090 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Alhambra figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Alhambra at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with a lot of overtime. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Alhambra.

How we read the data