Encina Wastewater Authority water operator salary, 2025

Encina Wastewater Authority is a joint powers authority in San Diego County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.1 21 people worked as water operators for Encina Wastewater Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $133,818, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Encina Wastewater Authority?

Official pay range2

$72,450 to $139,777

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators2

$133,818

average base pay $100,564

The largest group of Encina Wastewater Authority's water operators (7 of 21) hold the title Operator II, with an official range of $90,717 to $117,933. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $139,804, $21,871 above the top of the range.

Water operators
21
17 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$72,450
bottom of the Operator In Training range
Median total pay
$138,638
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
89th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Encina Wastewater Authority 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.2

  1. Operator In Training$72,450 to $94,184 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator I$78,366 to $101,877 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator II$90,717 to $117,933 · 7 people
    $139,804
  4. Lead Operator$107,520 to $139,777 · 7 people
    $160,410

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Encina Wastewater Authority pay water operators more than other employers in San Diego County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Encina Wastewater Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.2

Full-year water operators at Encina Wastewater Authority earned $12,012 more than the San Diego County average and $10,092 more than the California average.

Where does Encina Wastewater Authority rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.2

All 300 California employers

Encina Wastewater Authority ranks 89th of 300, above the middle employer.

Encina Wastewater Authority
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 20 employers in San Diego County

Encina Wastewater Authority ranks 3rd of 20, above the middle employer.

Encina Wastewater Authority
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $121,446

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 Encina Wastewater Authority

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.2

Pension formula
2% at 62
the most common formula among Encina Wastewater Authority's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$13,278
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$19,132
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Encina Wastewater Authority

What is the average water operator salary at Encina Wastewater Authority?

Water operators at Encina Wastewater Authority who worked the full year earned an average of $133,818 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $138,638: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $72,450 to $139,777.

How much overtime do water operators at Encina Wastewater Authority earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,396 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,263: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Encina Wastewater Authority get?

The most common pension formula among Encina Wastewater Authority's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $13,278 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Encina Wastewater Authority figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Encina Wastewater Authority 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. California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
  2. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Encina Wastewater Authority.

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