El Segundo water operator salary, 2025
El Segundo is a city in Los Angeles County. 8 people worked as water operators for El Segundo in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,799, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at El Segundo?
Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1
$60,163 to $73,129
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater collection operators, the largest group
Most of El Segundo's water operators (6 of 8) hold the title Wastewater Maint Worker II, with an official range of $60,163 to $73,129. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,127, $7,998 above the top of the range.
- Water operators
- 8
- 8 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $60,163
- bottom of the Wastewater Maint Worker II range
- Median total pay
- $85,407
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 260th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at El Segundo 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
- Wastewater Maint Worker II$81,127
Wastewater treatment operators
- Waste Water Supervisorfewer than 5
Water and wastewater operators
- Water/Wastewater Supervisorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does El Segundo pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: El Segundo next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- El Segundo$87,799
- All employers in Los Angeles County$137,809
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at El Segundo earned $50,010 less than the Los Angeles County average and $35,927 less than the California average.
Where does El Segundo rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
El Segundo ranks 260th of 300, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 26 employers in Los Angeles County
El Segundo ranks 24th of 26, below the middle employer.
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 El Segundo
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 62
- the most common formula among El Segundo's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,387
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $17,892
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at El Segundo
What is the average water operator salary at El Segundo?
Water operators at El Segundo who worked the full year earned an average of $87,799 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $85,407: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $60,163 to $73,129.
How much overtime do water operators at El Segundo earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,937 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,288: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at El Segundo get?
The most common pension formula among El Segundo's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,387 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Los Angeles County
- South Gate$104,598 average total pay
- La Puente Valley County Water District$102,291 average total pay
- Inglewood$101,107 average total pay
- Glendale$100,610 average total pay
- Redondo Beach$94,498 average total pay
- Alhambra$91,124 average total pay
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Sources for the El Segundo figures
Every person who held a water operator position at El Segundo 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 El Segundo.