Pico Rivera water operator salary, 2025

Pico Rivera is a city in Los Angeles County. 14 people worked as water operators for Pico Rivera in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $106,171, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Pico Rivera?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$62,364 to $79,956

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

$106,171

average base pay $86,245

Water operators
14
12 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$62,364
bottom of the Water Systems Operator I range
Median total pay
$105,187
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
193rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Pico Rivera 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 Systems Operator I$62,364 to $75,804 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Systems Operator II$65,772 to $79,956 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator I$65,232 to $79,296 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Operator II$71,124 to $86,460 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Treatment Operator III$77,124 to $93,744 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Senior Water Treatment Supervisor$122,484 to $140,856 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Supervisor$102,048 to $122,472 · 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 Pico Rivera pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year water operators at Pico Rivera earned $31,638 less than the Los Angeles County average and $17,555 less than the California average.

Where does Pico Rivera rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Pico Rivera ranks 193rd of 300, below the middle employer.

Pico Rivera
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 26 employers in Los Angeles County

Pico Rivera ranks 17th of 26, below the middle employer.

Pico Rivera
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $113,552

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 Pico Rivera

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 Pico Rivera's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,147
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,567
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Pico Rivera

What is the average water operator salary at Pico Rivera?

Water operators at Pico Rivera who worked the full year earned an average of $106,171 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $105,187: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $62,364 to $79,956.

How much overtime do water operators at Pico Rivera earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $9,722 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,930: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Pico Rivera get?

The most common pension formula among Pico Rivera's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,147 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Pico Rivera figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera.

How we read the data