Mission Springs Water District water operator salary, 2025

Mission Springs Water District is a water district in Riverside County. 14 people worked as water operators for Mission Springs Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $121,345, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Mission Springs Water District?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators¹

$64,418 to $82,534

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

$121,345

average base pay $92,013

Water operators: 14; 8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary: $64,418; bottom of the Collections System Op. I range
Median total pay: $121,494; the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank: 134th; of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Mission Springs 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

Wastewater collection operators

Collections System Op. I$64,418 to $82,534 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 1$71,136 to $91,104 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 2$78,562 to $100,568 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Lead Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator$95,722 to $122,491 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Chief Plant Operator$122,491 to $156,790 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

Water Prod. Operator 2$74,755 to $95,722 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Lead Water Production Operator$86,715 to $110,968 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Water Production Supervisor$105,643 to $135,200 · 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 Mission Springs Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Riverside County?

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

Mission Springs Water District$121,345
All employers in Riverside County$123,980
All employers in California$123,726

Full-year water operators at Mission Springs Water District earned $2,635 less than the Riverside County average and $2,381 less than the California average.

Where does Mission Springs 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

Mission Springs Water District ranks 134th of 300, above the middle employer.

Mission Springs Water District

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 14 employers in Riverside County

Mission Springs Water District ranks 7th of 14, above the middle employer.

Mission Springs 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 Mission Springs 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 62; the most common formula among Mission Springs Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution: $10,002; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $24,394; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Mission Springs Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Mission Springs Water District?

Water operators at Mission Springs Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $121,345 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $121,494: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $64,418 to $82,534.

How much overtime do water operators at Mission Springs Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $25,735 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,194: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Mission Springs Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Mission Springs Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,002 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Mission Springs Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Mission Springs 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.

State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Mission Springs Water District.

How we read the data