Pacifica water operator salary, 2025

Pacifica is a city in San Mateo County. 17 people worked as water operators for Pacifica in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $119,825, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Pacifica?

Official pay range1

$75,744 to $131,772

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$119,825

average base pay $94,798

The largest group of Pacifica's water operators (8 of 17) hold the title Operator I, with an official range of $75,744 to $105,396. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $92,307, within the range.

Water operators
17
17 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$75,744
bottom of the Operator I range
Median total pay
$113,247
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
141st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Pacifica 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. Operator I$75,744 to $105,396 · 8 people
    $92,307
  2. Operator II$83,052 to $117,240 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator III$93,372 to $131,772 · 5 people
    $163,247

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Pacifica pay water operators more than other employers in San Mateo County?

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

Full-year water operators at Pacifica earned $16,088 less than the San Mateo County average and $3,901 less than the California average.

Where does Pacifica rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Pacifica ranks 141st of 300, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in San Mateo County

Pacifica ranks 10th of 11, below the middle employer.

Pacifica
$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 Pacifica

As reported by the city. 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 Pacifica's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,412
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,415
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Pacifica

What is the average water operator salary at Pacifica?

Water operators at Pacifica who worked the full year earned an average of $119,825 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $113,247: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $75,744 to $131,772.

How much overtime do water operators at Pacifica earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $17,322 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $8,512: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Pacifica get?

The most common pension formula among Pacifica's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,412 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Pacifica figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Pacifica 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 Pacifica.

How we read the data