West Valley Water District water operator salary, 2025

West Valley Water District is a water district in San Bernardino County. 24 people worked as water operators for West Valley Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $131,462, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at West Valley Water District?

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$59,634 to $125,091

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water distribution operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$131,462

average base pay $110,879

Water operators
24
21 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$59,634
bottom of the Water Distribution Assistant Operator range
Median total pay
$138,161
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
97th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at West Valley 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

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Assistant Operator$59,634 to $84,261 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator I$65,832 to $93,018 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Distribution Operator II$72,675 to $102,669 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Distribution Operator III$80,205 to $113,339 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  5. Lead Water Distribution Operator$88,546 to $125,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Production Operator III$84,261 to $119,080 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Operator III$88,546 to $125,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Lead Water Treatment Operator$97,718 to $138,091 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Chief Water Systems Operator$119,080 to $168,251 · 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 West Valley Water District pay water operators more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year water operators at West Valley Water District earned $14,554 more than the San Bernardino County average and $7,736 more than the California average.

Where does West Valley 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

West Valley Water District ranks 97th of 300, above the middle employer.

West Valley Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 23 employers in San Bernardino County

West Valley Water District ranks 4th of 23, above the middle employer.

West Valley Water District
$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 West Valley 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 West Valley Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$11,589
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$25,433
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at West Valley Water District

What is the average water operator salary at West Valley Water District?

Water operators at West Valley Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $131,462 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $138,161: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $59,634 to $125,091.

How much overtime do water operators at West Valley Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $16,825 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,354: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at West Valley Water District get?

The most common pension formula among West Valley Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $11,589 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the West Valley Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at West Valley 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 West Valley Water District.

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