Moulton-Niguel Water District water operator salary, 2025
Moulton-Niguel Water District is a water district in Orange County. 17 people worked as water operators for Moulton-Niguel Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $151,416, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Moulton-Niguel Water District?
Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1
$103,542 to $212,202
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group
The largest group of Moulton-Niguel Water District's water operators (6 of 17) hold the title Senior Wastewater Treatment Op., with an official range of $116,522 to $149,157. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $153,461, $4,304 above the top of the range.
- Water operators
- 17
- 16 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $83,845
- bottom of the Water Systems Operator II range
- Median total pay
- $151,184
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 34th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Moulton-Niguel 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 treatment operators
- Wastewater Treatment Op. IIfewer than 5
- Senior Wastewater Treatment Op.$153,461
- Assistant Chief Plant Operatorfewer than 5
- Chief Plant Operatorfewer than 5
Water system operators
- Water Systems Operator IIfewer than 5
- Water Systems Operator IIIfewer than 5
- Senior Water Systems Operatorfewer than 5
Water distribution operators
- Water Distribution Supervisorfewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Moulton-Niguel Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Moulton-Niguel Water District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Moulton-Niguel Water District$151,416
- All employers in Orange County$128,661
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District earned $22,755 more than the Orange County average and $27,690 more than the California average.
Where does Moulton-Niguel 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
Moulton-Niguel Water District ranks 34th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 19 employers in Orange County
Moulton-Niguel Water District ranks 2nd of 19, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $131,027
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 Moulton-Niguel 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 Moulton-Niguel Water District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $13,634
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $21,515
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Moulton-Niguel Water District
What is the average water operator salary at Moulton-Niguel Water District?
Water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $151,416 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $151,184: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $103,542 to $212,202.
How much overtime do water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $20,061 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,690: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District get?
The most common pension formula among Moulton-Niguel Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $13,634 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Moulton-Niguel Water District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Moulton-Niguel 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 Moulton-Niguel Water District.