East Valley Water District water operator salary, 2025

East Valley Water District is a water district in San Bernardino County. 13 people worked as water operators for East Valley Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $164,332, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at East Valley Water District?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$86,216 to $148,054

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

$164,332

average base pay $124,735

Water operators
13
13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$86,216
bottom of the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator II range
Median total pay
$165,392
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
16th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at East Valley Water 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 Treatment Plant Operator II$86,216 to $104,811 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator III$95,160 to $115,669 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator$107,661 to $130,874 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Reclamation Supervisor$121,805 to $148,054 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Prod Op II$86,216 to $104,811 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Prod Op III$95,160 to $115,669 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Water Prod Oper$99,986 to $121,514 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Production Supervisor$121,805 to $148,054 · 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 Valley Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at East Valley Water District earned $47,424 more than the San Bernardino County average and $40,606 more than the California average.

Where does East Valley Water 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 Valley Water District ranks 16th of 300, above the middle employer.

East Valley Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

East Valley Water District ranks 1st of 23, above the middle employer.

East Valley Water District
$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 East Valley Water 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% at 62
the most common formula among East Valley Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$13,436
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$20,463
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at East Valley Water District

What is the average water operator salary at East Valley Water District?

Water operators at East Valley Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $164,332 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $165,392: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $86,216 to $148,054.

How much overtime do water operators at East Valley Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $31,481 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $29,281: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at East Valley Water District get?

The most common pension formula among East Valley Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $13,436 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the East Valley Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at East Valley Water 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 Valley Water District.

How we read the data