Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency water operator salary, 2025

Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency is a joint powers authority in San Bernardino County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 6 people worked as water operators for Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,953, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency?

Official pay range2

$71,386 to $96,366

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators2

$98,953

average base pay $83,732

Most of Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency's water operators (6 of 6) hold the title Plant Operator II, with an official range of $71,386 to $96,366. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,953, $2,587 above the top of the range.

Water operators
6
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$71,386
bottom of the Plant Operator II range
Median total pay
$101,384
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
223rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency 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.2

  1. Plant Operator II$71,386 to $96,366 · 6 people
    $98,953

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

Does Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year water operators at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency earned $17,955 less than the San Bernardino County average and $24,773 less than the California average.

Where does Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.2

All 300 California employers

Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency ranks 223rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency ranks 18th of 23, below the middle employer.

Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $107,676

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 Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,967
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$29,976
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency

What is the average water operator salary at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency?

Water operators at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $98,953 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $101,384: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $71,386 to $96,366.

How much overtime do water operators at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $10,108 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,870: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency get?

The most common pension formula among Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,967 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency.

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