Eastern Municipal Water District water operator salary, 2025

Eastern Municipal Water District is a water district in Riverside County. 114 people worked as water operators for Eastern Municipal Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $137,400, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Eastern Municipal Water District?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$67,184 to $150,301

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

$137,400

average base pay $115,274

The largest group of Eastern Municipal Water District's water operators (29 of 114) hold the title Water Reclamation Plant Operator III, with an official range of $94,515 to $117,749. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $133,762, $16,013 above the top of the range.

Water operators
114
93 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$67,184
bottom of the Water Reclamation Plant Operator In Training range
Median total pay
$139,680
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
71st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Eastern Municipal 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. Water Reclamation Plant Operator In Training$67,184 to $83,699 · 7 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Reclamation Plant Operator I$74,131 to $92,269 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Reclamation Plant Operator II$81,661 to $101,712 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Reclamation Plant Operator III$94,515 to $117,749 · 29 people
    $133,762
  5. Water Reclamation Plant Shift Supervisor$120,723 to $150,301 · 8 people
    $161,408

Water distribution operators

  1. Distribution Operator II$81,661 to $101,712 · 7 people
    $133,578
  2. Distribution Operator III$90,064 to $112,174 · 18 people
    $148,628
  3. Water Operations Supervisor$120,723 to $150,301 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Operations Supervisor - Distribution$120,723 to $150,301 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Potable Water Treatment Operator II$81,661 to $101,712 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Potable Water Treatment Operator III$94,515 to $117,749 · 12 people
    $142,425
  3. Water Operations Supervisor - Treatment$120,723 to $150,301 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Collection Systems Utility Worker I$70,554 to $87,859 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collections Systems Utility Worker I$70,554 to $87,859 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Collections Systems Utility Worker II$77,792 to $96,907 · 7 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Collection Supervisor$109,450 to $136,302 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Other operator titles

  1. Systems Control Operator II$94,515 to $117,749 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Systems Control Operator III$104,270 to $129,834 · 5 people
    $168,701
  3. Water Operations Supervisor$120,723 to $150,301 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Operations Supervisor - Integrated Operations Center (Ioc)$120,723 to $150,301 · 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 Eastern Municipal Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Riverside County?

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

Full-year water operators at Eastern Municipal Water District earned $13,420 more than the Riverside County average and $13,674 more than the California average.

Where does Eastern Municipal 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

Eastern Municipal Water District ranks 71st of 300, above the middle employer.

Eastern Municipal Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 14 employers in Riverside County

Eastern Municipal Water District ranks 2nd of 14, above the middle employer.

Eastern Municipal Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $119,944

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 Eastern Municipal 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 Eastern Municipal Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$12,690
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,021
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Eastern Municipal Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Eastern Municipal Water District?

Water operators at Eastern Municipal Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $137,400 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $139,680: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $67,184 to $150,301.

How much overtime do water operators at Eastern Municipal Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $5,426 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,414: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Eastern Municipal Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Eastern Municipal Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,690 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Eastern Municipal Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Eastern Municipal 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 Eastern Municipal Water District.

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