Heber Public Utility District water operator salary, 2025

Heber Public Utility District is a public utility district in Imperial County. 6 people worked as water operators for Heber Public Utility District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $76,860, overtime included.

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

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$57,315 to $82,651

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

$76,860

average base pay $64,345

Water operators
6
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$57,315
bottom of the Operator in Training range
Median total pay
$74,288
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
281st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Heber 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

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Operator in Training$57,315 to $60,215 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator I$63,848 to $69,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. WW Operator I$63,848 to $69,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Operator Wastewater$76,379 to $82,651 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Other operator titles

  1. Operator II$69,262 to $74,950 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Lead Operator Water$76,379 to $82,651 · 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 Heber Public Utility District pay water operators more than other employers in Imperial County?

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

Full-year water operators at Heber Public Utility District earned $14,651 less than the Imperial County average and $46,866 less than the California average.

Where does Heber 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

Heber Public Utility District ranks 281st of 300, below the middle employer.

Heber Public Utility District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Imperial County

Heber Public Utility District ranks 5th of 5, below the middle employer.

Heber Public Utility District
$80k$100k

Middle employer: $92,289

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 Heber 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 Heber Public Utility District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$6,383
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$27,091
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Heber Public Utility District

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

Water operators at Heber Public Utility District who worked the full year earned an average of $76,860 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $74,288: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $57,315 to $82,651.

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

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $8,886 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,075: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

The most common pension formula among Heber Public Utility District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $6,383 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Heber Public Utility District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Heber 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.

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

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