Calexico water operator salary, 2025

Calexico is a city in Imperial County. 17 people worked as water operators for Calexico in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $102,601, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Calexico?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$39,764 to $64,293

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

$102,601

average base pay $71,596

Water operators
17
13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$39,764
bottom of the Wastewater Maintenance Worker range
Median total pay
$100,199
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
207th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Calexico 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 Maintenance Worker$39,764 to $48,333 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collection System Maintenance Operator$52,894 to $64,293 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator I$64,447 to $78,335 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator II$67,709 to $82,301 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II$67,709 to $82,301 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater System Supervisor$79,420 to $106,429 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Plant Operator III$67,749 to $82,350 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Plant Lead Operator$93,338 to $113,453 · 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 Calexico pay water operators more than other employers in Imperial County?

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

Full-year water operators at Calexico earned $11,090 more than the Imperial County average and $21,125 less than the California average.

Where does Calexico rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Calexico ranks 207th of 300, below the middle employer.

Calexico
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Imperial County

Calexico ranks 1st of 5, above the middle employer.

Calexico
$80k$100k

Middle employer: $92,289

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 Calexico

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 60
the most common formula among Calexico's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,163
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,777
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Calexico

What is the average water operator salary at Calexico?

Water operators at Calexico who worked the full year earned an average of $102,601 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $100,199: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $39,764 to $64,293.

How much overtime do water operators at Calexico earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $11,392 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,004: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Calexico get?

The most common pension formula among Calexico's water operators is 2% at 60, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,163 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Calexico figures

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

How we read the data