Anaheim water operator salary, 2025
Anaheim is a city in Orange County. 14 people worked as water operators for Anaheim in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $131,027, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Anaheim?
Official pay range, wastewater collection operators1
$70,512 to $90,002
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater collection operators, the largest group
Based on the 12 of 14 water operators who worked the full year.
The largest group of Anaheim's water operators (7 of 14) hold the title Sewer Machine Operator, with an official range of $70,512 to $90,002. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $98,992, $8,990 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $112,022
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $32,172
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- $70,512
- bottom of the Sewer Machine Operator range
- Average pay rank
- 99th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Anaheim 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
- Sewer Machine Operator$98,992
Water system operators
- Water System Operator$175,875
- Senior Water System OperatorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Anaheim pay water operators more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Anaheim next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Anaheim$131,027
- All employers in Orange County$128,661
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Anaheim earned $2,366 more than the Orange County average and $7,301 more than the California average.
Average water operator pay in Orange County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Orange County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$137,809 average, 34 employers$9,148 more than Orange County
- Riverside County$123,980 average, 17 employers$4,681 less than Orange County
- San Diego County$121,806 average, 20 employers$6,855 less than Orange County
- San Bernardino County$116,908 average, 25 employers$11,753 less than Orange County
Where does Anaheim rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Anaheim ranks 99th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 19 employers in Orange County
Anaheim ranks 10th of 19, level with the middle employer.
Middle employer: $131,027
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 Anaheim
As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 55
- the most common formula among Anaheim's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $9,742
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,817
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Anaheim
What is the average water operator salary at Anaheim?
Water operators at Anaheim who worked the full year earned an average of $131,027 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $112,022: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $70,512 to $90,002.
How much overtime do water operators at Anaheim earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $32,172 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $26,844: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Anaheim get?
The most common pension formula among Anaheim's water operators is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,742 a year into the pension plan.
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- Mesa Water District (Orange)$137,655 average total pay
- Irvine Ranch Water District$137,144 average total pay
- Orange County Water District$131,619 average total pay
- Santa Ana$131,270 average total pay
- Yorba Linda Water District$130,259 average total pay
- Santa Margarita Water District$127,143 average total pay
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Sources for the Anaheim figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Anaheim 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 very high pay. 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 Anaheim.