Irvine Ranch Water District water operator salary, 2025

Irvine Ranch Water District is a water district in Orange County. 54 people worked as water operators for Irvine Ranch Water District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $137,144, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at Irvine Ranch Water District?

Official pay range, wastewater treatment operators1

$71,552 to $133,994

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for wastewater treatment operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$137,144

average base pay $100,465

The largest group of Irvine Ranch Water District's water operators (9 of 54) hold the title Operator I, with an official range of $71,552 to $105,789. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,677, within the range.

Water operators
54
46 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$60,362
bottom of the Collection Systems Technician I range
Median total pay
$135,366
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
72nd
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Irvine Ranch Water 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

Wastewater treatment operators

  1. Operator I$71,552 to $105,789 · 9 people
    $89,677
  2. Operator II$82,181 to $122,824 · 7 people
    $137,344
  3. Operator III$89,773 to $133,994 · 9 people
    $159,868

Other operator titles

  1. Operator II$82,181 to $122,824 · 8 people
    $131,348
  2. Operator III$89,773 to $133,994 · 9 people
    $172,558

Wastewater collection operators

  1. Collection Systems Technician I$60,362 to $86,923 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Collection Systems Technician II$69,597 to $102,586 · 6 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior Collection Systems Technician$77,501 to $115,856 · 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 Irvine Ranch Water District pay water operators more than other employers in Orange County?

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

Full-year water operators at Irvine Ranch Water District earned $8,483 more than the Orange County average and $13,418 more than the California average.

Where does Irvine Ranch Water District rank among California employers?

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

All 300 California employers

Irvine Ranch Water District ranks 72nd of 300, above the middle employer.

Irvine Ranch Water District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 19 employers in Orange County

Irvine Ranch Water District ranks 7th of 19, above the middle employer.

Irvine Ranch Water District
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $131,027

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 Irvine Ranch Water 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 Irvine Ranch Water District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$10,353
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$24,557
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Irvine Ranch Water District

What is the average water operator salary at Irvine Ranch Water District?

Water operators at Irvine Ranch Water District who worked the full year earned an average of $137,144 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $135,366: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $71,552 to $133,994.

How much overtime do water operators at Irvine Ranch Water District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $25,419 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $25,731: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Irvine Ranch Water District get?

The most common pension formula among Irvine Ranch Water District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $10,353 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Irvine Ranch Water District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at Irvine Ranch Water 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 Irvine Ranch Water District.

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