San Buenaventura water operator salary, 2025

San Buenaventura is a city in Ventura County. 43 people worked as water operators for San Buenaventura in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $109,361, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at San Buenaventura?

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$65,109 to $140,679

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$109,361

average base pay $94,065

The largest group of San Buenaventura's water operators (9 of 43) hold the title Water Distribution Operator II, with an official range of $69,819 to $84,866. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $92,550, $7,684 above the top of the range.

Water operators
43
42 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$65,109
bottom of the Water Distribution Operator I range
Median total pay
$105,928
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
177th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at San Buenaventura 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 distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Operator I$65,109 to $79,142 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator II$69,819 to $84,866 · 9 people
    $92,550
  3. Water Distribution Operator III$73,391 to $89,206 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Water Distribution Operator III$88,264 to $107,286 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Lead Water Distribution Operator IV$92,779 to $112,772 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Water Distribution Supervisor$104,984 to $140,679 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Plant Operator Grade I$73,391 to $89,206 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater Plant Operator Grade II$77,143 to $93,769 · 6 people
    $101,654
  3. Lead Wastewater Plant Operator III$93,708 to $113,903 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Wastewater Plant Operator IV$98,501 to $119,727 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Wastewater Plant Supervisor$104,984 to $140,679 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Plant Operator Grade II$77,143 to $93,769 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Plant Operator Grade III$84,811 to $103,089 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Plant Operator Grade IV$89,149 to $108,361 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Lead Water Plant Operator IV$98,501 to $119,727 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Water Production Supervisor$104,984 to $140,679 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  6. Water Treatment Supervisor$104,984 to $140,679 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Wastewater Collection System Supervisor$104,984 to $140,679 · 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 Buenaventura pay water operators more than other employers in Ventura County?

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

Full-year water operators at San Buenaventura earned $2,275 less than the Ventura County average and $14,365 less than the California average.

Where does San Buenaventura rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

San Buenaventura ranks 177th of 300, below the middle employer.

San Buenaventura
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 11 employers in Ventura County

San Buenaventura ranks 7th of 11, below the middle employer.

San Buenaventura
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $112,325

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 Buenaventura

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 Buenaventura's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$24,949
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,477
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at San Buenaventura

What is the average water operator salary at San Buenaventura?

Water operators at San Buenaventura who worked the full year earned an average of $109,361 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $105,928: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $65,109 to $140,679.

How much overtime do water operators at San Buenaventura earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $11,174 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,210: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at San Buenaventura get?

The most common pension formula among San Buenaventura's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $24,949 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the San Buenaventura figures

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

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