San Bernardino water operator salary, 2025

San Bernardino is a city in San Bernardino County. 33 people worked as water operators for San Bernardino in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $108,437, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at San Bernardino?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$70,795 to $162,263

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$108,437

average base pay $102,306

The largest group of San Bernardino's water operators (9 of 33) hold the title Water Reclamation Operator, with an official range of $70,795 to $90,624. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $83,428, within the range.

Water operators
33
32 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$70,795
bottom of the Water Reclamation Operator range
Median total pay
$106,722
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
182nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at San Bernardino 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

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Water Reclamation Operator$70,795 to $90,624 · 9 people
    $83,428
  2. Water Reclamation Senior Operator$100,032 to $128,049 · 5 people
    $119,544
  3. Water Reclamation Lead Operator$105,096 to $134,532 · 6 people
    $127,793
  4. Water Reclamation Process Supervisor$112,371 to $143,417 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Water Reclamation Rapid Infiltration And Extraction Supervisor$121,012 to $154,445 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Water Reclamation Plant Supervisor$127,138 to $162,263 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator I$70,795 to $90,624 · 5 people
    $79,854
  2. Water Treatment Operator II$78,145 to $100,032 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Treatment Supervisor$109,630 to $139,919 · 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 San Bernardino pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at San Bernardino earned $8,471 less than the San Bernardino County average and $15,289 less than the California average.

Where does San Bernardino rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

San Bernardino ranks 182nd of 300, below the middle employer.

San Bernardino
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

San Bernardino ranks 10th of 23, above the middle employer.

San Bernardino
$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 San Bernardino

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 San Bernardino's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,580
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,247
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at San Bernardino

What is the average water operator salary at San Bernardino?

Water operators at San Bernardino who worked the full year earned an average of $108,437 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $106,722: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $70,795 to $162,263.

How much overtime do water operators at San Bernardino earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,055 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,202: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at San Bernardino get?

The most common pension formula among San Bernardino's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $11,580 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the San Bernardino figures

Every person who held a water operator position at San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino.

How we read the data