County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) water operator salary, 2025
County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) is a sanitation district in Los Angeles County. 226 people worked as water operators for County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $138,702, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)?
Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1
$80,280 to $152,100
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group
Based on the 210 of 226 water operators who worked the full year.
The largest group of County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)'s water operators (110 of 226) hold the title Treatment Plant Operator I, with an official range of $90,600 to $112,572. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $129,345, $16,773 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $132,386
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $14,864
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- $80,280
- bottom of the Pumping Plant Operator range
- Average pay rank
- 64th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) 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
- Pumping Plant Operator$109,112
- Assistant Treatment Plant Operator$100,782
- Senior Pumping Plant Operator$127,003
- Treatment Plant Operator I$129,345
- Treatment Plant Operator II$156,222
- Supervisor Of Pump Plant Ops & MtcFewer than 5
- Supervisor Of Treatment Plant Operations$177,458
Wastewater collection operators
- Supervisor Of Sewer MaintenanceFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) pay water operators more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)$138,702
- All employers in Los Angeles County$137,809
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) earned $893 more than the Los Angeles County average and $14,976 more than the California average.
Average water operator pay in Los Angeles County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Los Angeles County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$128,661 average, 22 employers$9,148 less than Los Angeles County
- San Bernardino County$116,908 average, 25 employers$20,901 less than Los Angeles County
- Ventura County$111,636 average, 11 employers$26,173 less than Los Angeles County
- Kern County$99,167 average, 14 employers$38,642 less than Los Angeles County
Where does County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) ranks 64th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 26 employers in Los Angeles County
County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) ranks 8th of 26, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $113,552
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 County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)
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 County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)'s water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $12,204
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $20,263
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)
What is the average water operator salary at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)?
Water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) who worked the full year earned an average of $138,702 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $132,386: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $80,280 to $152,100.
How much overtime do water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $14,864 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $11,262: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) get?
The most common pension formula among County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles)'s water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $12,204 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Los Angeles County
- Las Virgenes Municipal Water District$145,125 average total pay
- Los Angeles$143,766 average total pay
- Santa Monica$139,081 average total pay
- Pomona$135,606 average total pay
- Azusa$134,105 average total pay
- Monterey Park$128,148 average total pay
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Sources for the County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) figures
Every person who held a water operator position at County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles) 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 County Sanitation District No. 2 (Los Angeles).