Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority water operator salary, 2025

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority is a joint powers authority in San Bernardino County: a public agency that two or more public agencies set up by agreement to run a shared service.¹ 19 people worked as water operators for Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $107,676, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators²

$50,363 to $110,061

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 operators²

$107,676

average base pay $95,187

The largest group of Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority's water operators (9 of 19) hold the title Operator, with an official range of $78,844 to $96,046. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $93,936, within the range.

Water operators: 19; 13 of them worked the full year
Starting salary: $50,363; bottom of the Operator In Training range
Median total pay: $104,749; the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank: 186th; of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority 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.²

Wastewater treatment operators

Operator In Training$50,363 to $61,439 · fewer than 5 people
fewer than 5
Operator$78,844 to $96,046 · 9 people
$93,936
Senior Operator$90,327 to $110,061 · 7 people
$123,708

Wastewater collection operators

Sanitary Sewer Operator$78,844 to $96,046 · 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 Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.²

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority$107,676
All employers in San Bernardino County$116,908
All employers in California$123,726

Full-year water operators at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority earned $9,232 less than the San Bernardino County average and $16,050 less than the California average.

Where does Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.²

All 300 California employers

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority ranks 186th of 300, below the middle employer.

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority ranks 12th of 23, level with the middle employer.

Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority

$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 Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.²

Pension formula: 2% at 62; the most common formula among Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority's water operators
Employer pension contribution: $8,226; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $12,058; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority

What is the average water operator salary at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority?

Water operators at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority who worked the full year earned an average of $107,676 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $104,749: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $50,363 to $110,061.

How much overtime do water operators at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $10,603 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,192: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority get?

The most common pension formula among Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,226 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority 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.

California Government Code, section 6502: public agencies may jointly exercise their common powers by agreement.
State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Victor Valley Wastewater Reclamation Authority.

How we read the data