Hi-Desert Water District water operator salary, 2025

Hi-Desert Water District is a water district in San Bernardino County. 8 people worked as water operators for Hi-Desert Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $139,960, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Hi-Desert Water District?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$78,919 to $124,967

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

$139,960

average base pay $112,684

Water operators
8
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$78,919
bottom of the Collection System Technician III range
Median total pay
$128,998
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
59th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Hi-Desert Water 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 collection operators

  1. Collection System Technician III$78,919 to $109,006 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Lead Collection System Technician$90,474 to $124,967 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Ww Treatment Operator II$78,919 to $109,006 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Ww Treatment Operator III$90,474 to $124,967 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Chief Plant Operator$123,424 to $170,479 · 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 Hi-Desert Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at Hi-Desert Water District earned $23,052 more than the San Bernardino County average and $16,234 more than the California average.

Where does Hi-Desert Water District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Hi-Desert Water District ranks 59th of 300, above the middle employer.

Hi-Desert Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

Hi-Desert Water District ranks 3rd of 23, above the middle employer.

Hi-Desert Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $107,676

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 Hi-Desert Water 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 Hi-Desert Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,653
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$20,649
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Hi-Desert Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Hi-Desert Water District?

Water operators at Hi-Desert Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $139,960 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $128,998: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $78,919 to $124,967.

How much overtime do water operators at Hi-Desert Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $15,999 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $22,190: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Hi-Desert Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Hi-Desert Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $11,653 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Hi-Desert Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Hi-Desert Water 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 Hi-Desert Water District.

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