Vista Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025

Vista Irrigation District is an irrigation district in San Diego County. 7 people worked as water operators for Vista Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,335, overtime included.

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

Official pay range, other operator titles1

$86,848 to $118,317

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest title for other operator titles, the largest group

Average total pay, full-year water operators1

$114,335

average base pay $98,811

Water operators
7
6 of them worked the full year
Starting salary
$86,848
bottom of the System Operator I range
Median total pay
$112,853
the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
Average pay rank
156th
of 300 California employers

What does each water operator title at Vista 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

Other operator titles

  1. System Operator I$86,848 to $105,566 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  2. System Operator II$92,007 to $111,833 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5
  3. Senior System Operator$97,338 to $118,317 · fewer than 5 people
    fewer than 5

Water distribution operators

  1. Water Distribution Supervisor$127,431 to $154,891 · 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 Vista Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in San Diego County?

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

Full-year water operators at Vista Irrigation District earned $7,471 less than the San Diego County average and $9,391 less than the California average.

Where does Vista 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

Vista Irrigation District ranks 156th of 300, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $116,210

The 20 employers in San Diego County

Vista Irrigation District ranks 15th of 20, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $121,446

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 Vista 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 Vista Irrigation District's water operators
Employer pension contribution
$9,888
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$27,172
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about water operator pay at Vista Irrigation District

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

Water operators at Vista Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $114,335 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $112,853: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $86,848 to $118,317.

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

Full-year water operators were paid an average of $12,467 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,763: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What pension do water operators at Vista Irrigation District get?

The most common pension formula among Vista Irrigation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $9,888 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Vista Irrigation District figures

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

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