Bear Valley Community Services District water operator salary, 2025

Bear Valley Community Services District is a community services district in Kern County. 7 people worked as water operators for Bear Valley Community Services District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $106,541, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Bear Valley Community Services District?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$66,654 to $89,339

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water system operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$106,541

average base pay $97,694

Water operators
7
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$66,654
bottom of the Water Operator II range
Median total pay
$108,545
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
190th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Bear Valley Community Services District 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

Water system operators

  1. Water Operator II$66,654 to $89,339 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Operator In TrainingRange not reported · fewer than 5 people
    not reported

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Operator II$69,999 to $89,339 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Supervisor$98,043 to $125,131 · 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 Bear Valley Community Services District pay water operators more than other employers in Kern County?

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

Full-year water operators at Bear Valley Community Services District earned $7,374 more than the Kern County average and $17,185 less than the California average.

Where does Bear Valley Community Services District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Bear Valley Community Services District ranks 190th of 300, below the middle employer.

Bear Valley Community Services District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Kern County

Bear Valley Community Services District ranks 4th of 10, above the middle employer.

Bear Valley Community Services District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $92,144

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 Bear Valley Community Services District

As reported by the agency. 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 Bear Valley Community Services District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,918
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,478
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Bear Valley Community Services District

What is the average water operator salary at Bear Valley Community Services District?

Water operators at Bear Valley Community Services District who worked the full year earned an average of $106,541 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $108,545: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $66,654 to $89,339.

How much overtime do water operators at Bear Valley Community Services District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,404 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,131: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Bear Valley Community Services District get?

The most common pension formula among Bear Valley Community Services District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,918 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Bear Valley Community Services District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Bear Valley Community Services District 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 Bear Valley Community Services District.

How we read the data