Mid Peninsula Water District water operator salary, 2025

Mid Peninsula Water District is a water district in San Mateo County. 7 people worked as water operators for Mid Peninsula Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $134,667, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Mid Peninsula Water District?

Official pay range1

$102,645 to $146,944

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$134,667

average base pay $118,240

Water operators
7
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$102,645
bottom of the Lead Operator range
Median total pay
$134,123
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
84th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Mid Peninsula 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. Lead Operator$102,645 to $133,978 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Operator$112,369 to $146,944 · 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 Mid Peninsula Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year water operators at Mid Peninsula Water District earned $1,246 less than the San Mateo County average and $10,941 more than the California average.

Where does Mid Peninsula 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

Mid Peninsula Water District ranks 84th of 300, above the middle employer.

Mid Peninsula Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in San Mateo County

Mid Peninsula Water District ranks 5th of 11, above the middle employer.

Mid Peninsula Water District
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $133,921

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 Mid Peninsula 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 Mid Peninsula Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$12,216
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,443
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Mid Peninsula Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Mid Peninsula Water District?

Water operators at Mid Peninsula Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $134,667 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $134,123: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $102,645 to $146,944.

How much overtime do water operators at Mid Peninsula Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $10,530 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,350: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Mid Peninsula Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Mid Peninsula Water District's water operators is 2% at 55, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,216 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Mid Peninsula Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Mid Peninsula 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 Mid Peninsula Water District.

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