Oakdale Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

Oakdale Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Stanislaus County. 32 people worked as water operators for Oakdale Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,969, overtime included.

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

Official pay range, water distribution operators1

$66,976 to $101,317

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$87,969

average base pay $79,114

Most of Oakdale Irrigation District's water operators (28 of 32) hold the title Distribution System Operator / Construction & Maintenance Worker, with an official range of $66,976 to $81,411. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $83,109, $1,698 above the top of the range.

Water operators
32
27 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$66,976
bottom of the Distribution System Operator / Construction & Maintenance Worker range
Median total pay
$84,390
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
259th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Oakdale 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 distribution operators

  1. Distribution System Operator / Construction & Maintenance Worker$66,976 to $81,411 · 28 people
    $83,109
  2. Leadman - Distribution System Operator/ Leadman - Construction & Maintenance Worker$83,366 to $101,317 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water system operators

  1. Water Operations Supervisor$98,779 to $120,058 · 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 Oakdale Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Stanislaus County?

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

Full-year water operators at Oakdale Irrigation District earned $7,883 less than the Stanislaus County average and $35,757 less than the California average.

Where does Oakdale 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

Oakdale Irrigation District ranks 259th of 300, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 8 employers in Stanislaus County

Oakdale Irrigation District ranks 5th of 8, below the middle employer.

Oakdale 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 Oakdale 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 Oakdale Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$6,920
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$13,777
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Oakdale Irrigation District

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

Water operators at Oakdale Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $87,969 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $84,390: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $66,976 to $101,317.

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

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $4,832 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,222: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Oakdale Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among Oakdale Irrigation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $6,920 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Oakdale Irrigation District figures

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

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