Fallbrook Public Utility District water operator salary, 2025

Fallbrook Public Utility District is a public utility district in San Diego County. 10 people worked as water operators for Fallbrook Public Utility District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $121,180, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Fallbrook Public Utility District?

Official pay range, water and wastewater operators¹

$71,635 to $76,211

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water and wastewater operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators¹

$121,180

average base pay $105,643

Water operators: 10; 8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary: $71,635; bottom of the Water/Wastewater Op I range
Median total pay: $116,100; the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank: 136th; of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Fallbrook Public 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

Water and wastewater operators

Water/Wastewater Op I$71,635 to $76,211 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5

Other operator titles

Systems Operator II$89,461 to $95,181 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Systems Operator III$117,354 to $121,805 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

Plant Op II$93,995 to $102,482 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Plant Operator II$106,350 to $110,386 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Lead Plant Operator$111,717 to $115,960 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Chief Plant Operator$132,787 to $144,810 · 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 Fallbrook Public Utility District pay water operators more than other employers in San Diego County?

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

Fallbrook Public Utility District$121,180
All employers in San Diego County$121,806
All employers in California$123,726

Full-year water operators at Fallbrook Public Utility District earned $626 less than the San Diego County average and $2,546 less than the California average.

Where does Fallbrook Public 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

Fallbrook Public Utility District ranks 136th of 300, above the middle employer.

Fallbrook Public Utility District

$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 20 employers in San Diego County

Fallbrook Public Utility District ranks 12th of 20, below the middle employer.

Fallbrook Public Utility District

$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 Fallbrook Public 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% at 62; the most common formula among Fallbrook Public Utility District's water operators
Employer pension contribution: $9,744; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $22,966; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Fallbrook Public Utility District

What is the average water operator salary at Fallbrook Public Utility District?

Water operators at Fallbrook Public Utility District who worked the full year earned an average of $121,180 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $116,100: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $71,635 to $76,211.

How much overtime do water operators at Fallbrook Public Utility District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $6,397 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,491: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Fallbrook Public Utility District get?

The most common pension formula among Fallbrook Public Utility District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,744 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Fallbrook Public Utility District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Fallbrook Public 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.

State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Fallbrook Public Utility District.

How we read the data