Running Springs Water District water operator salary, 2025

Running Springs Water District is a water district in San Bernardino County. 13 people worked as water operators for Running Springs Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $91,670, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Running Springs Water District?

Official pay range, water treatment operators1

$47,986 to $127,941

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

$91,670

average base pay $76,570

Water operators
13
10 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$47,986
bottom of the Operator -In-Training range
Median total pay
$89,692
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
247th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Running Springs 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. Operator -In-Training$47,986 to $60,819 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator I$55,619 to $74,880 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator III$74,610 to $107,702 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Operator$84,406 to $127,941 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Operator In Training$47,986 to $60,819 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator I$55,619 to $74,880 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator II$64,459 to $90,064 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Operator III$74,610 to $107,702 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Lead Operator$84,406 to $127,941 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Other operator titles

  1. Operator I$55,619 to $74,880 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator III$74,610 to $107,702 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Operator$84,406 to $127,941 · 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 Running Springs Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at Running Springs Water District earned $25,238 less than the San Bernardino County average and $32,056 less than the California average.

Where does Running Springs 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

Running Springs Water District ranks 247th of 300, below the middle employer.

Running Springs Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

Running Springs Water District ranks 19th of 23, below the middle employer.

Running Springs Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $107,676

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 Running Springs 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 Running Springs Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,875
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,761
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Running Springs Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Running Springs Water District?

Water operators at Running Springs Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $91,670 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $89,692: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $47,986 to $127,941.

How much overtime do water operators at Running Springs Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $9,878 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,676: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Running Springs Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Running Springs Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,875 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Running Springs Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Running Springs 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 Running Springs Water District.

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