Turlock Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

Turlock Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Stanislaus County. 37 people worked as water operators for Turlock Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,894, overtime included.

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

Official pay range1

$82,620 to $100,476

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

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$104,894

average base pay $86,683

Most of Turlock Irrigation District's water operators (37 of 37) hold the title Water Distribution Operator, with an official range of $82,620 to $100,476. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,894, $4,418 above the top of the range.

Water operators
37
36 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$82,620
bottom of the Water Distribution Operator range
Median total pay
$105,168
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
196th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Turlock 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 Distribution Operator$82,620 to $100,476 · 37 people
    $104,894

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Turlock Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Stanislaus County?

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

Full-year water operators at Turlock Irrigation District earned $9,042 more than the Stanislaus County average and $18,832 less than the California average.

Where does Turlock 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

Turlock Irrigation District ranks 196th of 300, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 8 employers in Stanislaus County

Turlock Irrigation District ranks 3rd of 8, above the middle employer.

Turlock 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 Turlock 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
1.8% at 60
the most common formula among Turlock Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$18,603
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$27,085
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Turlock Irrigation District

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

Water operators at Turlock Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $104,894 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $105,168: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $82,620 to $100,476.

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

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $13,941 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $13,640: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Turlock Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among Turlock Irrigation District's water operators is 1.8% at 60, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $18,603 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Turlock Irrigation District figures

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

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