East Bay Municipal Utility District water operator salary, 2025

East Bay Municipal Utility District is a utility district in Alameda County. 133 people worked as water operators for East Bay Municipal Utility District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $166,840, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at East Bay Municipal Utility District?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$98,772 to $187,308

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

$166,840

average base pay $142,180

The largest group of East Bay Municipal Utility District's water operators (44 of 133) hold the title Wastewater Plant Operator II, with an official range of $120,312 to $139,272. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $160,101, $20,829 above the top of the range.

Water operators
133
114 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$93,924
bottom of the Water Treatment/Distri Operator Trn range
Median total pay
$165,628
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
12th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at East Bay Municipal Utility District 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

  1. Wastewater Plant Operator Trn$98,772 to $114,348 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Plant Operator I$108,924 to $126,096 · 9 people
    $120,931
  3. Wastewater Plant Operator II$120,312 to $139,272 · 44 people
    $160,101
  4. Water Reclamation Operator$126,384 to $146,316 · 10 people
    $184,367
  5. Wastewater Shift Supervisor$161,808 to $187,308 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment/Distri Operator Trn$93,924 to $103,548 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Operator$114,372 to $126,096 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Water Treatment Operator$139,452 to $153,744 · 32 people
    $167,738
  4. Water Treatment Supervisor$161,808 to $187,308 · 7 people
    $205,054

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator$114,372 to $126,096 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Senior Water Distribution Opr$139,452 to $153,744 · 10 people
    $173,411
  3. Water Distribution Supervisor$166,260 to $192,456 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water and wastewater operators

  1. Pardee Water/Ww Supervisor$153,984 to $178,260 · 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 East Bay Municipal Utility District pay water operators more than other employers in Alameda County?

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

Full-year water operators at East Bay Municipal Utility District earned $7,636 more than the Alameda County average and $43,114 more than the California average.

Where does East Bay Municipal Utility District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

East Bay Municipal Utility District ranks 12th of 300, above the middle employer.

East Bay Municipal Utility District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Alameda County

East Bay Municipal Utility District ranks 2nd of 10, above the middle employer.

East Bay Municipal Utility District
$140k$160k$180k$200k

Middle employer: $157,428

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 East Bay Municipal Utility District

As reported by the agency. 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 East Bay Municipal Utility District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$21,635
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$23,083
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at East Bay Municipal Utility District

What is the average water operator salary at East Bay Municipal Utility District?

Water operators at East Bay Municipal Utility District who worked the full year earned an average of $166,840 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $165,628: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $98,772 to $187,308.

How much overtime do water operators at East Bay Municipal Utility District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,462 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,442: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at East Bay Municipal Utility District get?

The most common pension formula among East Bay Municipal Utility District's water operators is 2.5% at 67, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $21,635 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the East Bay Municipal Utility District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at East Bay Municipal Utility District 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 East Bay Municipal Utility District.

How we read the data