Hayward water operator salary, 2025

Hayward is a city in Alameda County. 13 people worked as water operators for Hayward in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,677, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Hayward?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$135,907 to $158,891

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$156,677

average base pay $123,840

The largest group of Hayward's water operators (5 of 13) hold the title Wpcf Lead Operator, with an official range of $135,907 to $158,891. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $171,029, $12,138 above the top of the range.

Water operators
13
12 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$76,066
bottom of the Laborer-Util Worker/Sewer range
Median total pay
$150,198
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
26th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Hayward 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 treatment operators

  1. Wpcf Lead Operator$135,907 to $158,891 · 5 people
    $171,029

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Laborer-Util Worker/Sewer$76,066 to $88,379 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Utility Worker-Sewer$95,222 to $110,843 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Utility Leader-Sewer$104,770 to $121,909 · 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 Hayward pay water operators more than other employers in Alameda County?

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

Full-year water operators at Hayward earned $2,527 less than the Alameda County average and $32,951 more than the California average.

Where does Hayward rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Hayward ranks 26th of 300, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Alameda County

Hayward ranks 6th of 10, below the middle employer.

Hayward
$140k$160k$180k$200k

Middle employer: $157,428

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 Hayward

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 Hayward's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,026
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,634
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Hayward

What is the average water operator salary at Hayward?

Water operators at Hayward who worked the full year earned an average of $156,677 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $150,198: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $135,907 to $158,891.

How much overtime do water operators at Hayward earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $27,216 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,266: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Hayward get?

The most common pension formula among Hayward's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,026 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Hayward figures

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

How we read the data