Trabuco Canyon Water District water operator salary, 2025

Trabuco Canyon Water District is a water district in Orange County. 8 people worked as water operators for Trabuco Canyon Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $146,052, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Trabuco Canyon Water District?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$82,452 to $178,308

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

$146,052

average base pay $111,212

Water operators
8
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$82,452
bottom of the Wastewater Operator II (Entry Level) range
Median total pay
$129,494
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
42nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Trabuco Canyon 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

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Wastewater Operator II (Entry Level)$82,452 to $102,960 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Wastewater System Operator II$90,672 to $113,244 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Wastewater Operator III$104,412 to $130,404 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Wastewater Chief Plant Operator$142,776 to $178,308 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Water Operator II (Entry Level)$84,504 to $105,516 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water System Operator III$96,036 to $119,928 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Water System Operator$121,944 to $152,292 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Chief Plant Operator$140,148 to $175,020 · 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 Trabuco Canyon Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year water operators at Trabuco Canyon Water District earned $17,391 more than the Orange County average and $22,326 more than the California average.

Where does Trabuco Canyon 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

Trabuco Canyon Water District ranks 42nd of 300, above the middle employer.

Trabuco Canyon Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 19 employers in Orange County

Trabuco Canyon Water District ranks 3rd of 19, above the middle employer.

Trabuco Canyon Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $131,027

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 Trabuco Canyon 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 Trabuco Canyon Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,101
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$33,334
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Trabuco Canyon Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Trabuco Canyon Water District?

Water operators at Trabuco Canyon Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $146,052 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $129,494: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $82,452 to $178,308.

How much overtime do water operators at Trabuco Canyon Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $26,366 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,526: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Trabuco Canyon Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Trabuco Canyon Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $11,101 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Trabuco Canyon Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Trabuco Canyon 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 Trabuco Canyon Water District.

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