Modesto Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

Modesto Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Stanislaus County. 10 people worked as water operators for Modesto Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $145,059, overtime included.

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

Official pay range1

$122,866 to $129,085

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$145,059

average base pay $123,022

Most of Modesto Irrigation District's water operators (6 of 10) hold the title Water Treatment Plant Operator - Grade 4, with an official salary of $122,866. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $136,944, $14,078 above the top of the range.

Water operators
10
10 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$122,866
bottom of the Water Treatment Plant Operator - Grade 4 range
Median total pay
$146,262
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
45th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Modesto 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 Treatment Plant Operator - Grade 4$122,866 · 6 people
    $136,944
  2. Water Treatment Plant Operator - Grade 5$129,085 · 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 Modesto Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Stanislaus County?

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

Full-year water operators at Modesto Irrigation District earned $49,207 more than the Stanislaus County average and $21,333 more than the California average.

Where does Modesto 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

Modesto Irrigation District ranks 45th of 300, above the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 8 employers in Stanislaus County

Modesto Irrigation District ranks 1st of 8, above the middle employer.

Modesto Irrigation District
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $94,904

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 Modesto 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
2.5% at 65
the most common formula among Modesto Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$13,829
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$36,578
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Modesto Irrigation District

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

Water operators at Modesto Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $145,059 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $146,262: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $122,866 to $129,085.

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

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $19,774 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $18,696: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Modesto Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among Modesto Irrigation District's water operators is 2.5% at 65, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $13,829 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Modesto Irrigation District figures

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

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