County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) water operator salary, 2025

County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) is a sanitation district in Los Angeles County. 226 people worked as water operators for County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,702, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators¹

$80,280 to $152,100

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators¹

$138,702

average base pay $113,944

The largest group of County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)'s water operators (110 of 226) hold the title Treatment Plant Operator I, with an official range of $90,600 to $112,572. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,345, $16,773 above the top of the range.

Water operators: 226; 210 of them worked the full year
Starting salary: $80,280; bottom of the Pumping Plant Operator range
Median total pay: $132,386; the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank: 64th; of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) 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 treatment operators

Pumping Plant Operator$80,280 to $99,744 · 10 people
$109,112
Assistant Treatment Plant Operator$86,016 to $106,872 · 20 people
$100,782
Senior Pumping Plant Operator$87,084 to $108,192 · 6 people
$127,003
Treatment Plant Operator I$90,600 to $112,572 · 110 people
$129,345
Treatment Plant Operator II$101,976 to $126,696 · 58 people
$156,222
Supervisor Of Pump Plant Ops & Mtc$116,244 to $144,420 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Supervisor Of Treatment Plant Operations$122,412 to $152,100 · 19 people
$177,458

Wastewater collection operators

Supervisor Of Sewer Maintenance$109,824 to $136,452 · 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 County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.¹

County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)$138,702
All employers in Los Angeles County$137,809
All employers in California$123,726

Full-year water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) earned $893 more than the Los Angeles County average and $14,976 more than the California average.

Where does County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) ranks 64th of 300, above the middle employer.

County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 26 employers in Los Angeles County

County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) ranks 8th of 26, above the middle employer.

County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)

$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $113,552

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 County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)

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 County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution: $12,204; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $20,263; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)

What is the average water operator salary at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)?

Water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) who worked the full year earned an average of $138,702 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $132,386: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $80,280 to $152,100.

How much overtime do water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $14,864 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,262: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) get?

The most common pension formula among County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,204 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) 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.

State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles).

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