Nipomo Community Services District water operator salary, 2025

Nipomo Community Services District is a community services district in San Luis Obispo County. 11 people worked as water operators for Nipomo Community Services District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,472, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Nipomo Community Services District?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$57,540 to $85,008

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water system operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$85,472

average base pay $72,735

Water operators
11
9 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$57,540
bottom of the Water Operator I range
Median total pay
$80,069
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
263rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Nipomo Community Services 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

Water system operators

  1. Water Operator I$57,540 to $77,100 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Operator II$63,432 to $85,008 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Waste Water Operator I$61,920 to $82,980 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Waste Water Operator II$68,268 to $91,488 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Waste Water Operator III$75,264 to $100,872 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Waste Water Supervisor$105,900 to $141,936 · 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 Nipomo Community Services District pay water operators more than other employers in San Luis Obispo County?

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

Full-year water operators at Nipomo Community Services District earned $10,313 less than the San Luis Obispo County average and $38,254 less than the California average.

Where does Nipomo Community Services District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Nipomo Community Services District ranks 263rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Nipomo Community Services District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Luis Obispo County

Nipomo Community Services District ranks 6th of 7, below the middle employer.

Nipomo Community Services District
$80k$100k

Middle employer: $89,814

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 Nipomo Community Services 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 Nipomo Community Services District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$8,650
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,530
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Nipomo Community Services District

What is the average water operator salary at Nipomo Community Services District?

Water operators at Nipomo Community Services District who worked the full year earned an average of $85,472 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $80,069: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $57,540 to $85,008.

How much overtime do water operators at Nipomo Community Services District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,570 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,971: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Nipomo Community Services District get?

The most common pension formula among Nipomo Community Services District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,650 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Nipomo Community Services District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Nipomo Community Services 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 Nipomo Community Services District.

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