Lompoc water operator salary, 2025

Lompoc is a city in Santa Barbara County. 24 people worked as water operators for Lompoc in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,428, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Lompoc?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$56,103 to $117,199

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

$98,428

average base pay $85,597

Water operators
24
23 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$56,103
bottom of the 784 Wastewater Plan Oper Trainee range
Median total pay
$98,351
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
227th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Lompoc 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. 784 Wastewater Plan Oper Trainee$56,103 to $70,449 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. 792 Wastewater Plant Operator II$71,502 to $90,101 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. 793 Wastewater Plant Operator III$77,946 to $98,903 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. 706 Senior Wastewater Plant Operator$81,946 to $103,432 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. 785 Wastewater Plant Oper Supervisor$97,163 to $117,199 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. 801 Water Distribution Operator$59,203 to $74,437 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. 709 Senior Water Distribution Operator$64,950 to $81,773 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. 401 Lead Water Distribution Operator$74,716 to $94,206 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. 800 Water Distribution Supervisor$99,546 to $120,079 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. 811 Water Plant Operator I$65,100 to $81,982 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. 812 Water Plant Operator II$68,154 to $85,882 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. 807 Water Plant Operations Supervisor$92,611 to $111,709 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. 780 Wastewater Collection Supervisor$94,974 to $114,522 · 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 Lompoc pay water operators more than other employers in Santa Barbara County?

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

Full-year water operators at Lompoc earned $22,478 less than the Santa Barbara County average and $25,298 less than the California average.

Where does Lompoc rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Lompoc ranks 227th of 300, below the middle employer.

Lompoc
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Santa Barbara County

Lompoc ranks 8th of 10, below the middle employer.

Lompoc
$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $115,039

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 Lompoc

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 Lompoc's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,988
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$9,234
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Lompoc

What is the average water operator salary at Lompoc?

Water operators at Lompoc who worked the full year earned an average of $98,428 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $98,351: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $56,103 to $117,199.

How much overtime do water operators at Lompoc earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $10,902 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $8,628: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Lompoc get?

The most common pension formula among Lompoc's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,988 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Lompoc figures

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

How we read the data