Fresno Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

Fresno Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Fresno County. 36 people worked as water operators for Fresno Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,789, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Fresno Irrigation District?

Official pay range1

$55,744 to $81,536

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$75,789

average base pay $68,893

Most of Fresno Irrigation District's water operators (21 of 36) hold the title Water System Operator I, with an official range of $55,744 to $71,136. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $62,212, within the range.

Water operators
36
23 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$55,744
bottom of the Water System Operator I range
Median total pay
$77,621
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
282nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Fresno 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 System Operator I$55,744 to $71,136 · 21 people
    $62,212
  2. Water System Operator II$58,531 to $74,693 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Water System Operator III$63,877 to $81,536 · 7 people
    $85,520
  4. Water System Operator III Nights$63,877 to $81,536 · 6 people
    $90,985

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Fresno Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Fresno County?

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

Full-year water operators at Fresno Irrigation District earned $8,986 less than the Fresno County average and $47,937 less than the California average.

Where does Fresno 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

Fresno Irrigation District ranks 282nd of 300, below the middle employer.

Fresno Irrigation District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 5 employers in Fresno County

Fresno Irrigation District ranks 4th of 5, below the middle employer.

Fresno Irrigation District
$80k

Middle employer: $79,047

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 Fresno 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
Not reported
the most common formula among Fresno Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
Not reported
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,363
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Fresno Irrigation District

What is the average water operator salary at Fresno Irrigation District?

Water operators at Fresno Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $75,789 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $77,621: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $55,744 to $81,536.

How much overtime do water operators at Fresno Irrigation District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $5,260 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,110: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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Sources for the Fresno Irrigation District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Fresno 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 Fresno Irrigation District.

How we read the data