Nevada Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

Nevada Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Nevada County. 25 people worked as water operators for Nevada Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $101,537, overtime included.

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

Official pay range, water system operators1

$60,466 to $95,826

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for water system operators, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$101,537

average base pay $89,168

The largest group of Nevada Irrigation District's water operators (6 of 25) hold the title Water District Operator II, with an official range of $66,914 to $85,280. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $93,792, $8,512 above the top of the range.

Water operators
25
24 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$60,466
bottom of the Water District Operator I range
Median total pay
$95,982
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
212th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Nevada 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

Water system operators

  1. Water District Operator I$60,466 to $77,230 · 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water District Operator II$66,914 to $85,280 · 6 people
    $93,792
  3. Sr. Water District Operator$73,861 to $95,826 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water treatment operators

  1. Water Treatment Operator II$72,155 to $92,165 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. Water Treatment Operator III$79,810 to $101,774 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Chief Water Treatment Operator$88,150 to $112,486 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  4. Water Treatment Supervisor$114,213 to $145,808 · 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 Nevada Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Nevada County?

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

Full-year water operators at Nevada Irrigation District earned $856 less than the Nevada County average and $22,189 less than the California average.

Where does Nevada 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

Nevada Irrigation District ranks 212th of 300, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

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 Nevada 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 Nevada Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,589
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$27,011
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Nevada Irrigation District

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

Water operators at Nevada Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $101,537 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $95,982: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $60,466 to $95,826.

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

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $3,865 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,310: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Nevada Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among Nevada Irrigation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,589 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Nevada Irrigation District figures

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

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