Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) water operator salary, 2025

Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) is a sanitary district in Riverside County. 13 people worked as water operators for Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,177, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$62,192 to $144,040

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

$107,177

average base pay $93,890

Water operators
13
11 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$62,192
bottom of the Operator In Training range
Median total pay
$111,306
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
188th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) 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. Operator In Training$62,192 to $83,330 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Operator II$76,180 to $102,076 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Operator III$83,980 to $112,502 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Ww Operations Supervisor$107,484 to $144,040 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Collection Systems Tech I$66,742 to $89,362 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collection Systems Tech III$81,042 to $108,628 · 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 Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) pay water operators more than other employers in Riverside County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) earned $16,803 less than the Riverside County average and $16,549 less than the California average.

Where does Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) ranks 188th of 300, below the middle employer.

Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 14 employers in Riverside County

Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) ranks 12th of 14, below the middle employer.

Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $119,944

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 Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)

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 Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)'s water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,743
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$26,829
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)

What is the average water operator salary at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)?

Water operators at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) who worked the full year earned an average of $107,177 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $111,306: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $62,192 to $144,040.

How much overtime do water operators at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $2,036 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $1,249: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) get?

The most common pension formula among Valley Sanitary District (Riverside)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,743 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Valley Sanitary District (Riverside) 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 Valley Sanitary District (Riverside).

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