Upland water operator salary, 2025

Upland is a city in San Bernardino County. 13 people worked as water operators for Upland in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $106,324, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Upland?

Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1

$52,641 to $121,518

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$106,324

average base pay $78,655

Water operators
13
13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$52,641
bottom of the Utility Worker I-Sewer range
Median total pay
$104,987
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
191st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Upland 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 collection operators

  1. Utility Worker I-Sewer$52,641 to $67,184 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Utility Worker II -Sewer$58,105 to $74,159 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Utilities Supervisor Sewer$95,213 to $121,518 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator I$62,573 to $79,861 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Operator II$69,069 to $88,152 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Water Treatment Operator$80,099 to $102,229 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Chief Water Treatment Operator$97,593 to $124,556 · 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 Upland pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at Upland earned $10,584 less than the San Bernardino County average and $17,402 less than the California average.

Where does Upland rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Upland ranks 191st of 300, below the middle employer.

Upland
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

Upland ranks 13th of 23, below the middle employer.

Upland
$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 Upland

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 Upland's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,184
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$15,419
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Upland

What is the average water operator salary at Upland?

Water operators at Upland who worked the full year earned an average of $106,324 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $104,987: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $52,641 to $121,518.

How much overtime do water operators at Upland earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $11,241 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,905: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Upland get?

The most common pension formula among Upland's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,184 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Upland figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Upland 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 Upland.

How we read the data