Pismo Beach water operator salary, 2025

Pismo Beach is a city in San Luis Obispo County. 8 people worked as water operators for Pismo Beach in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,850, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Pismo Beach?

Official pay range, water system operators1

$59,342 to $81,619

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

$85,850

average base pay $67,905

Water operators
8
7 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$59,342
bottom of the Water Systems Operator I range
Median total pay
$82,417
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
262nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Pismo Beach 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$59,342 to $72,134 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Systems Operator II$67,142 to $81,619 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Operator I$60,840 to $73,944 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Waste Water Systems Supervisor$85,946 to $104,478 · 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 Pismo Beach pay water operators more than other employers in San Luis Obispo County?

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

Full-year water operators at Pismo Beach earned $9,935 less than the San Luis Obispo County average and $37,876 less than the California average.

Where does Pismo Beach rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Pismo Beach ranks 262nd of 300, below the middle employer.

Pismo Beach
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Luis Obispo County

Pismo Beach ranks 5th of 7, below the middle employer.

Pismo Beach
$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 Pismo Beach

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 Pismo Beach's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$4,274
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,928
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Pismo Beach

What is the average water operator salary at Pismo Beach?

Water operators at Pismo Beach who worked the full year earned an average of $85,850 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $82,417: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $59,342 to $81,619.

How much overtime do water operators at Pismo Beach earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,837 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $8,264: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Pismo Beach get?

The most common pension formula among Pismo Beach's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $4,274 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Luis Obispo County

Sources for the Pismo Beach figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Pismo Beach 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 Pismo Beach.

How we read the data