Manhattan Beach water operator salary, 2025

Manhattan Beach is a city in Los Angeles County. 19 people worked as water operators for Manhattan Beach in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $113,381, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Manhattan Beach?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$63,086 to $92,976

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

$113,381

average base pay $81,483

Water operators
19
13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$61,485
bottom of the Water System Operator I Ptme range
Median total pay
$118,177
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
162nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Manhattan 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

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Sewer Maintenance Worker Ptme$63,086 to $80,475 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Sewer Maintenance Worker$66,240 to $84,504 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Sewer Maintenance Worker$72,852 to $92,976 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Water System Operator I Ptme$61,485 to $78,499 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Operator I/II$69,360 to $88,596 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water System Operator III$74,568 to $95,244 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Water System Operator$82,032 to $104,772 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator$72,816 to $92,952 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Lead Water Treatment Operator$78,804 to $100,608 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Supervisor$100,404 to $131,712 · 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 Manhattan Beach pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year water operators at Manhattan Beach earned $24,428 less than the Los Angeles County average and $10,345 less than the California average.

Where does Manhattan Beach rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Manhattan Beach ranks 162nd of 300, below the middle employer.

Manhattan Beach
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 26 employers in Los Angeles County

Manhattan Beach ranks 14th of 26, below the middle employer.

Manhattan Beach
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $113,552

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 Manhattan 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% at 62
the most common formula among Manhattan Beach's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,919
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,947
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Manhattan Beach

What is the average water operator salary at Manhattan Beach?

Water operators at Manhattan Beach who worked the full year earned an average of $113,381 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $118,177: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $63,086 to $92,976.

How much overtime do water operators at Manhattan Beach earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $24,654 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $20,777: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Manhattan Beach get?

The most common pension formula among Manhattan Beach's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $7,919 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Manhattan Beach figures

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

How we read the data