Laguna Beach water operator salary, 2025

Laguna Beach is a city in Orange County. 12 people worked as water operators for Laguna Beach in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $83,902, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Laguna Beach?

Official pay range1

$54,922 to $151,992

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$83,902

average base pay $72,594

Water operators
12
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$54,922
bottom of the Wastewater Utility Worker I range
Median total pay
$86,986
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
272nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Laguna Beach 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

  1. Wastewater Utility Worker I$54,922 to $77,449 · 7 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Utility Worker II$63,473 to $89,333 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Utility Lead Worker$75,434 to $106,137 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Collections Supervisor$108,023 to $151,992 · 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 Laguna Beach pay water operators more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year water operators at Laguna Beach earned $44,759 less than the Orange County average and $39,824 less than the California average.

Where does Laguna Beach rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Laguna Beach ranks 272nd of 300, below the middle employer.

Laguna Beach
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 19 employers in Orange County

Laguna Beach ranks 18th of 19, below the middle employer.

Laguna Beach
$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 Laguna Beach

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 Laguna Beach's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,521
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,773
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Laguna Beach

What is the average water operator salary at Laguna Beach?

Water operators at Laguna Beach who worked the full year earned an average of $83,902 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $86,986: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $54,922 to $151,992.

How much overtime do water operators at Laguna Beach earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,192 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,112: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Laguna Beach get?

The most common pension formula among Laguna Beach's water operators is 2.5% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,521 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Laguna Beach figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Laguna Beach 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 Laguna Beach.

How we read the data