Lake Hemet Municipal Water District water operator salary, 2025

Lake Hemet Municipal Water District is a water district in Riverside County. 5 people worked as water operators for Lake Hemet Municipal Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $130,265, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Lake Hemet Municipal Water District?

Official pay range1

$70,092 to $110,784

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$130,265

average base pay $94,463

Water operators
5
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$70,092
bottom of the Water Operator I range
Median total pay
$123,647
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
105th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Lake Hemet Municipal 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

  1. Water Operator I$70,092 to $93,984 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Operator II$74,052 to $99,108 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Water Operator$82,620 to $110,784 · 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 Lake Hemet Municipal Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Riverside County?

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

Full-year water operators at Lake Hemet Municipal Water District earned $6,285 more than the Riverside County average and $6,539 more than the California average.

Where does Lake Hemet Municipal 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

Lake Hemet Municipal Water District ranks 105th of 300, above the middle employer.

Lake Hemet Municipal Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 14 employers in Riverside County

Lake Hemet Municipal Water District ranks 5th of 14, above the middle employer.

Lake Hemet Municipal Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $119,944

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 Lake Hemet Municipal 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 55
the most common formula among Lake Hemet Municipal Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$12,684
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,003
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Lake Hemet Municipal Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Lake Hemet Municipal Water District?

Water operators at Lake Hemet Municipal Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $130,265 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $123,647: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $70,092 to $110,784.

How much overtime do water operators at Lake Hemet Municipal Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $5,433 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $2,751: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Lake Hemet Municipal Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Lake Hemet Municipal Water District's water operators is 2% at 55, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,684 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Lake Hemet Municipal 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 Lake Hemet Municipal Water District.

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