Moulton-Niguel Water District water operator salary, 2025
Moulton-Niguel Water District is a water district in Orange County. 17 people worked as water operators for Moulton-Niguel Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $151,416, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Moulton-Niguel Water District?
Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1
$103,542 to $212,202
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group
Based on the 16 of 17 water operators who worked the full year.
The largest group of Moulton-Niguel Water District's water operators (6 of 17) hold the title Senior Wastewater Treatment Op., with an official range of $116,522 to $149,157. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $153,461, $4,304 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $151,184
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $20,061
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- 34th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Moulton-Niguel 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
Wastewater treatment operators
- Wastewater Treatment Op. IIFewer than 5
- Senior Wastewater Treatment Op.$153,461
- Assistant Chief Plant OperatorFewer than 5
- Chief Plant OperatorFewer than 5
Water system operators
- Water Systems Operator IIFewer than 5
- Water Systems Operator IIIFewer than 5
- Senior Water Systems OperatorFewer than 5
Water distribution operators
- Water Distribution SupervisorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Moulton-Niguel Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Orange County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Moulton-Niguel Water District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Moulton-Niguel Water District$151,416
- All employers in Orange County$128,661
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District earned $22,755 more than the Orange County average and $27,690 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 Moulton-Niguel 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
Moulton-Niguel Water District ranks 34th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 19 employers in Orange County
Moulton-Niguel Water District ranks 2nd of 19, above 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 Moulton-Niguel 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 Moulton-Niguel Water District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $13,634
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $21,515
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Moulton-Niguel Water District
What is the average water operator salary at Moulton-Niguel Water District?
Water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $151,416 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $151,184: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $103,542 to $212,202.
How much overtime do water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $20,061 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,690: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Moulton-Niguel Water District get?
The most common pension formula among Moulton-Niguel Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $13,634 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Moulton-Niguel Water District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Moulton-Niguel 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 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 Moulton-Niguel Water District.