California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does a dam operator make in California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA?
$97,303typical pay for a dam operator in 2025
$94,431 – $108,309what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 2.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from LA County Auditor-Controller · Matches the agency's latest release · lacounty.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where dam operators work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Assistant Dam Operator$81,306 (everyone)
- Dam Operator (this page)$97,303 (everyone)
Highest-paid dam operators, 2025
- 1Jose LunaDam Operator · Los Angeles County$194,410
- 2Raul FriasDam Operator · Los Angeles County$114,547
- 3Herbert A RomeroDam Operator · Los Angeles County$106,230
- 4Jonathan A De LeonDam Operator · Los Angeles County$105,687
- 5Fredrick A SwanDam Operator · Los Angeles County$97,663
Common questions
How much does a dam operator make in California State Controller's Office and Los Angeles County, CA?
The typical dam operator was paid $97,303 in 2025; most earned between $94,431 and $108,309. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 9.5% of all pay for dam operators in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Dam Operator, at any level (for example "Dam Operator"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this