Mojave Water Agency water operator salary, 2025

Mojave Water Agency is a water agency in San Bernardino County. 8 people worked as water operators for Mojave Water Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $105,394, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Mojave Water Agency?

Official pay range1

$64,894 to $141,209

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$105,394

average base pay $98,140

Most of Mojave Water Agency's water operators (5 of 8) hold the title Water Systems Operator II, with an official range of $71,631 to $110,312. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,292, within the range.

Water operators
8
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$64,894
bottom of the Water Systems Operator I range
Median total pay
$95,515
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
195th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Mojave Water Agency 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 Systems Operator I$64,894 to $99,937 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Systems Operator II$71,631 to $110,312 · 5 people
    $96,292
  3. Lead Water Systems Operator$91,694 to $141,209 · 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 Mojave Water Agency pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at Mojave Water Agency earned $11,514 less than the San Bernardino County average and $18,332 less than the California average.

Where does Mojave Water Agency rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Mojave Water Agency ranks 195th of 300, below the middle employer.

Mojave Water Agency
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

Mojave Water Agency ranks 14th of 23, below the middle employer.

Mojave Water Agency
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $107,676

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 Mojave Water Agency

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 Mojave Water Agency's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,425
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,168
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Mojave Water Agency

What is the average water operator salary at Mojave Water Agency?

Water operators at Mojave Water Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $105,394 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $95,515: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $64,894 to $141,209.

How much overtime do water operators at Mojave Water Agency earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,516 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,010: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Mojave Water Agency get?

The most common pension formula among Mojave Water Agency's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,425 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Mojave Water Agency figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Mojave Water Agency 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 Mojave Water Agency.

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