Glendale water operator salary, 2025

Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County. 15 people worked as water operators for Glendale in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,610, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Glendale?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$56,853 to $80,165

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

$100,610

average base pay $74,914

The largest group of Glendale's water operators (7 of 15) hold the title Wastewater Maint Worker, with an official range of $56,853 to $74,423. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $88,869, $14,446 above the top of the range.

Water operators
15
13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$56,853
bottom of the Wastewater Maint Worker range
Median total pay
$89,154
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
218th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Glendale 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. Wastewater Maint Worker$56,853 to $74,423 · 7 people
    $88,869
  2. Senior Wastewater Maint Worker$61,503 to $80,165 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Water Facilities Operator$57,146 to $92,545 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Senior Water Facilities Operator$59,984 to $97,131 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water System Operations Supervisor$96,095 to $139,814 · 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 Glendale pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year water operators at Glendale earned $37,199 less than the Los Angeles County average and $23,116 less than the California average.

Where does Glendale rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Glendale ranks 218th of 300, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 26 employers in Los Angeles County

Glendale ranks 21st of 26, below the middle employer.

Glendale
$100k$150k$200k

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 Glendale

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.5% at 55
the most common formula among Glendale's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$30,288
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$15,801
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Glendale

What is the average water operator salary at Glendale?

Water operators at Glendale who worked the full year earned an average of $100,610 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $89,154: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $56,853 to $80,165.

How much overtime do water operators at Glendale earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $9,326 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,878: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Glendale get?

The most common pension formula among Glendale's water operators is 2.5% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $30,288 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Glendale figures

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

How we read the data