East Contra Costa Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

East Contra Costa Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Contra Costa County. 7 people worked as water operators for East Contra Costa Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $118,535, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at East Contra Costa Irrigation District?

Official pay range1

$64,522 to $100,110

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$118,535

average base pay $87,422

Water operators
7
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$64,522
bottom of the System Operator I range
Median total pay
$117,728
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
143rd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at East Contra Costa 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. System Operator I$64,522 to $78,437 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. System Operator II$71,136 to $86,466 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. System Operator III$82,347 to $100,110 · 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 East Contra Costa Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?

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

Full-year water operators at East Contra Costa Irrigation District earned $28,718 less than the Contra Costa County average and $5,191 less than the California average.

Where does East Contra Costa 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

East Contra Costa Irrigation District ranks 143rd of 300, above the middle employer.

East Contra Costa Irrigation District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 13 employers in Contra Costa County

East Contra Costa Irrigation District ranks 11th of 13, below the middle employer.

East Contra Costa 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 East Contra Costa 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 East Contra Costa Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,486
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,032
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at East Contra Costa Irrigation District

What is the average water operator salary at East Contra Costa Irrigation District?

Water operators at East Contra Costa Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $118,535 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $117,728: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $64,522 to $100,110.

How much overtime do water operators at East Contra Costa Irrigation District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $28,283 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $28,199: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at East Contra Costa Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among East Contra Costa Irrigation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,486 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the East Contra Costa Irrigation District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at East Contra Costa 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 East Contra Costa Irrigation District.

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