United Water Conservation District water operator salary, 2025
United Water Conservation District is a water district in Ventura County. 17 people worked as water operators for United Water Conservation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $112,325, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at United Water Conservation District?
Official pay range, water system operators1
$72,056 to $148,349
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water system operators, the largest group
The largest group of United Water Conservation District's water operators (5 of 17) hold the title Water Systems Operator, with an official range of $72,056 to $87,605. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $91,467, $3,862 above the top of the range.
- Water operators
- 17
- 15 of them worked the full year
- Starting salary
- $72,056
- bottom of the Water Systems Operator range
- Median total pay
- $105,125
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Average pay rank
- 168th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at United Water Conservation 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 system operators
- Water Systems Operator$91,467
- Senior Water Systems Operatorfewer than 5
- Lead Water Systems Operatorfewer than 5
- Operations Supervisor - Water S/D T6fewer than 5
Water treatment operators
- Water Treatment Operator IIfewer than 5
- Water Treatment Operator IIIfewer than 5
- Water Treatment Operator IVfewer than 5
- Operations Supervisor - Water Treatment T4.5fewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does United Water Conservation District pay water operators more than other employers in Ventura County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: United Water Conservation District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- United Water Conservation District$112,325
- All employers in Ventura County$111,636
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at United Water Conservation District earned $689 more than the Ventura County average and $11,401 less than the California average.
Where does United Water Conservation District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
United Water Conservation District ranks 168th of 300, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 11 employers in Ventura County
United Water Conservation District ranks 6th of 11, level with the middle employer.
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 United Water Conservation 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 United Water Conservation District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $12,727
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,108
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at United Water Conservation District
What is the average water operator salary at United Water Conservation District?
Water operators at United Water Conservation District who worked the full year earned an average of $112,325 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $105,125: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $72,056 to $148,349.
How much overtime do water operators at United Water Conservation District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,003 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,732: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at United Water Conservation District get?
The most common pension formula among United Water Conservation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,727 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the United Water Conservation District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at United Water Conservation 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by United Water Conservation District.