Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency water operator salary, 2025

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency is a water agency in Kern County. 20 people worked as water operators for Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $137,891, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency?

Official pay range1

$91,564 to $132,218

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$137,891

average base pay $121,223

The largest group of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency's water operators (9 of 20) hold the title Senior Operator, with an official range of $96,200 to $122,778. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $142,889, $20,111 above the top of the range.

Water operators
20
18 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$91,564
bottom of the Operator range
Median total pay
$139,214
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
68th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency 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

  1. Operator$91,564 to $116,862 · 7 people
    $113,342
  2. Senior Operator$96,200 to $122,778 · 9 people
    $142,889
  3. Lead Operator$103,596 to $132,218 · 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 Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency pay water operators more than other employers in Kern County?

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

Full-year water operators at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency earned $38,724 more than the Kern County average and $14,165 more than the California average.

Where does Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1

All 300 California employers

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency ranks 68th of 300, above the middle employer.

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 10 employers in Kern County

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency ranks 1st of 10, above the middle employer.

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $92,144

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 Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
Not reported
the most common formula among Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency's water operators
Employer pension contribution
Not reported
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,327
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency

What is the average water operator salary at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency?

Water operators at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $137,891 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $139,214: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $91,564 to $132,218.

How much overtime do water operators at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $8,733 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,402: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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Sources for the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency 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 Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency.

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