Burlingame water operator salary, 2025

Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County. 10 people worked as water operators for Burlingame in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $101,538, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Burlingame?

Official pay range1

$74,315 to $139,192

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$101,538

average base pay $83,559

Most of Burlingame's water operators (6 of 10) hold the title Water System Operator, with an official range of $78,071 to $94,892. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,488, within the range.

Water operators
10
7 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$74,315
bottom of the Water System Operator Trainee range
Median total pay
$93,351
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
211th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Burlingame 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

  1. Water System Operator Trainee$74,315 to $90,430 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Operator$78,071 to $94,892 · 6 people
    $87,488
  3. Lead Water System Operator$91,329 to $111,232 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Operations Supervisor$114,506 to $139,192 · 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 Burlingame pay water operators more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year water operators at Burlingame earned $34,375 less than the San Mateo County average and $22,188 less than the California average.

Where does Burlingame rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Burlingame ranks 211th of 300, below the middle employer.

Burlingame
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in San Mateo County

Burlingame ranks 11th of 11, below the middle employer.

Burlingame
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $133,921

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 Burlingame

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 Burlingame's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,982
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$7,751
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Burlingame

What is the average water operator salary at Burlingame?

Water operators at Burlingame who worked the full year earned an average of $101,538 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $93,351: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $74,315 to $139,192.

How much overtime do water operators at Burlingame earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,401 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,991: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Burlingame get?

The most common pension formula among Burlingame's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,982 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Burlingame figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Burlingame 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 Burlingame.

How we read the data