Fullerton water operator salary, 2025

Fullerton is a city in Orange County. 9 people worked as water operators for Fullerton in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $110,439, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Fullerton?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$60,251 to $106,875

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$110,439

average base pay $83,974

Water operators
9
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$60,251
bottom of the Sewer Lead Worker range
Median total pay
$109,160
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
174th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Fullerton 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

  1. Sewer Lead Worker$60,251 to $76,898 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Sewer Supervisor$83,739 to $106,875 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Production Operator$63,292 to $80,783 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Production Supervisor$83,739 to $106,875 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Supervisor$83,739 to $106,875 · 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 Fullerton pay water operators more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year water operators at Fullerton earned $18,222 less than the Orange County average and $13,287 less than the California average.

Where does Fullerton rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1

All 300 California employers

Fullerton ranks 174th of 300, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 19 employers in Orange County

Fullerton ranks 15th of 19, below the middle employer.

Fullerton
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $131,027

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 Fullerton

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 50
the most common formula among Fullerton's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$4,641
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,647
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Fullerton

What is the average water operator salary at Fullerton?

Water operators at Fullerton who worked the full year earned an average of $110,439 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $109,160: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $60,251 to $106,875.

How much overtime do water operators at Fullerton earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $19,973 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,632: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Fullerton get?

The most common pension formula among Fullerton's water operators is 2% at 50, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $4,641 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Fullerton figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Fullerton 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 Fullerton.

How we read the data