Padre Dam Municipal Water District water operator salary, 2025

Padre Dam Municipal Water District is a water district in San Diego County. 24 people worked as water operators for Padre Dam Municipal Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $108,572, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Padre Dam Municipal Water District?

Official pay range, water treatment operators1

$65,146 to $146,827

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$108,572

average base pay $98,157

Most of Padre Dam Municipal Water District's water operators (13 of 24) hold the title Awp Operator, with an official range of $65,146 to $136,552. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $102,882, within the range.

Water operators
24
22 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$65,146
bottom of the Awp Operator range
Median total pay
$106,214
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
179th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Padre Dam Municipal 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

Water treatment operators

  1. Awp Operator$65,146 to $136,552 · 13 people
    $102,882
  2. Awp Operations Supervisor$103,750 to $146,827 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Other operator titles

  1. Systems Ops Tech$76,565 to $130,853 · 10 people
    $109,956

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

Does Padre Dam Municipal Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Diego County?

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

Full-year water operators at Padre Dam Municipal Water District earned $13,234 less than the San Diego County average and $15,154 less than the California average.

Where does Padre Dam Municipal 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

Padre Dam Municipal Water District ranks 179th of 300, below the middle employer.

Padre Dam Municipal Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 20 employers in San Diego County

Padre Dam Municipal Water District ranks 18th of 20, below the middle employer.

Padre Dam Municipal Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $121,446

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 Padre Dam Municipal 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 Padre Dam Municipal Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,176
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,668
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Padre Dam Municipal Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Padre Dam Municipal Water District?

Water operators at Padre Dam Municipal Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $108,572 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $106,214: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $65,146 to $146,827.

How much overtime do water operators at Padre Dam Municipal Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,393 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,242: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Padre Dam Municipal Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Padre Dam Municipal Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $11,176 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Padre Dam Municipal Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Padre Dam Municipal 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.

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

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