Redondo Beach water operator salary, 2025

Redondo Beach is a city in Los Angeles County. 5 people worked as water operators for Redondo Beach in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $94,498, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Redondo Beach?

Official pay range1

$59,460 to $71,376

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$94,498

average base pay $69,201

Most of Redondo Beach's water operators (5 of 5) hold the title Pump Station Operator, with an official range of $59,460 to $71,376. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $94,498, $23,122 above the top of the range.

Water operators
5
5 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$59,460
bottom of the Pump Station Operator range
Median total pay
$86,846
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
238th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Redondo 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

  1. Pump Station Operator$59,460 to $71,376 · 5 people
    $94,498

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

Does Redondo Beach pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Full-year water operators at Redondo Beach earned $43,311 less than the Los Angeles County average and $29,228 less than the California average.

Where does Redondo Beach rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Redondo Beach ranks 238th of 300, below the middle employer.

Redondo Beach
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 26 employers in Los Angeles County

Redondo Beach ranks 22nd of 26, below the middle employer.

Redondo Beach
$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 Redondo 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 Redondo Beach's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$6,600
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,857
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Redondo Beach

What is the average water operator salary at Redondo Beach?

Water operators at Redondo Beach who worked the full year earned an average of $94,498 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $86,846: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $59,460 to $71,376.

How much overtime do water operators at Redondo Beach earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $17,684 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,409: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Redondo Beach get?

The most common pension formula among Redondo Beach's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $6,600 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Redondo Beach figures

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

How we read the data