Byron-Bethany Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

Byron-Bethany Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Contra Costa County. 8 people worked as water operators for Byron-Bethany Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $97,085, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District?

Official pay range1

$75,297 to $135,085

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$97,085

average base pay $89,193

Water operators
8
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$75,297
bottom of the Water Distribution Operator II range
Median total pay
$92,068
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
231st
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Byron-Bethany Irrigation 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

  1. Water Distribution Operator II$75,297 to $82,156 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Distribution Operator I$79,230 to $87,302 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water Distribution Operator III$100,407 to $103,928 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Distribution Operator Lead Worker$109,767 to $135,085 · 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 Byron-Bethany Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

Average total pay of full-year water operators: Byron-Bethany Irrigation District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District earned $50,168 less than the Contra Costa County average and $26,641 less than the California average.

Where does Byron-Bethany Irrigation District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Byron-Bethany Irrigation District ranks 231st of 300, below the middle employer.

Byron-Bethany Irrigation District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

Byron-Bethany Irrigation District ranks 13th of 13, below the middle employer.

Byron-Bethany Irrigation District
$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $140,113

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 Byron-Bethany Irrigation 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 Byron-Bethany Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$7,347
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,317
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District

What is the average water operator salary at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District?

Water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $97,085 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $92,068: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $75,297 to $135,085.

How much overtime do water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,116 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,555: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among Byron-Bethany Irrigation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,347 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Byron-Bethany Irrigation 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 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 Byron-Bethany Irrigation District.

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