South San Joaquin Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

South San Joaquin Irrigation District is an irrigation district in San Joaquin County. 12 people worked as water operators for South San Joaquin Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $173,660, overtime included.

What is the average water operator salary at South San Joaquin Irrigation District?

Official pay range1

$86,403 to $163,384

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$173,660

average base pay $145,384

Most of South San Joaquin Irrigation District's water operators (8 of 12) hold the title WTP Operator IV, with an official range of $120,328 to $146,245. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $184,428, $38,183 above the top of the range.

Water operators
12
8 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$86,403
bottom of the WTP Operator II range
Median total pay
$178,748
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
7th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at South San Joaquin 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. WTP Operator II$86,403 to $105,061 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. WTP Operator III$102,232 to $124,280 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. WTP Operator IV$120,328 to $146,245 · 8 people
    $184,428
  4. WTP Chief Plant Oper$134,389 to $163,384 · 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 South San Joaquin Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in San Joaquin County?

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

Full-year water operators at South San Joaquin Irrigation District earned $54,218 more than the San Joaquin County average and $49,934 more than the California average.

Where does South San Joaquin 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

South San Joaquin Irrigation District ranks 7th of 300, above the middle employer.

South San Joaquin Irrigation District
$50k$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $116,210

The 7 employers in San Joaquin County

South San Joaquin Irrigation District ranks 1st of 7, above the middle employer.

South San Joaquin Irrigation District
$100k$120k$140k$160k

Middle employer: $122,992

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 South San Joaquin 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 55
the most common formula among South San Joaquin Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$20,853
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$44,206
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at South San Joaquin Irrigation District

What is the average water operator salary at South San Joaquin Irrigation District?

Water operators at South San Joaquin Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $173,660 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $178,748: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $86,403 to $163,384.

How much overtime do water operators at South San Joaquin Irrigation District earn?

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $25,084 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $23,200: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at South San Joaquin Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among South San Joaquin Irrigation District's water operators is 2.5% at 55, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $20,853 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the South San Joaquin Irrigation District figures

Every person who held a water operator position at South San Joaquin 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 South San Joaquin Irrigation District.

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