Big Bear Lake water operator salary, 2025

Big Bear Lake is a city in San Bernardino County. 7 people worked as water operators for Big Bear Lake in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $113,898, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Big Bear Lake?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$59,114 to $86,882

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

$113,898

average base pay $92,376

Water operators
7
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$59,114
bottom of the Wastewater Collection Systems Operator I range
Median total pay
$109,508
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
157th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Big Bear Lake 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 Collection Systems Operator I$59,114 to $71,864 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Collection Systems Operator II$65,000 to $78,998 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Collection Systems Operator III$71,490 to $86,882 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Supervisor$101,317 to $126,924 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Production Supervisor$106,447 to $133,350 · 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 Big Bear Lake pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at Big Bear Lake earned $3,010 less than the San Bernardino County average and $9,828 less than the California average.

Where does Big Bear Lake rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Big Bear Lake ranks 157th of 300, below the middle employer.

Big Bear Lake
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

Big Bear Lake ranks 8th of 23, above the middle employer.

Big Bear Lake
$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 Lake

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

Pension formula
2.5% at 67
the most common formula among Big Bear Lake's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$29,601
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,845
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Big Bear Lake

What is the average water operator salary at Big Bear Lake?

Water operators at Big Bear Lake who worked the full year earned an average of $113,898 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $109,508: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $59,114 to $86,882.

How much overtime do water operators at Big Bear Lake earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,566 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $8,383: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Big Bear Lake get?

The most common pension formula among Big Bear Lake's water operators is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $29,601 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Big Bear Lake figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Big Bear Lake 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 Big Bear Lake.

How we read the data