Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency water operator salary, 2025
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency is a water agency in Kern County. 20 people worked as water operators for Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $137,891, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency?
Official pay range1
$91,564 to $132,218
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
Based on the 18 of 20 water operators who worked the full year.
The largest group of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency's water operators (9 of 20) hold the title Senior Operator, with an official range of $96,200 to $122,778. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $142,889, $20,111 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $139,214
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $8,733
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- $91,564
- bottom of the Operator range
- Average pay rank
- 68th
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency 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
- Operator$113,342
- Senior Operator$142,889
- Lead OperatorFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency pay water operators more than other employers in Kern County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency$137,891
- All employers in Kern County$99,167
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency earned $38,724 more than the Kern County average and $14,165 more than the California average.
Average water operator pay in Kern County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Kern County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$137,809 average, 34 employers$38,642 more than Kern County
- Santa Barbara County$120,906 average, 12 employers$21,739 more than Kern County
- San Bernardino County$116,908 average, 25 employers$17,741 more than Kern County
- Ventura County$111,636 average, 11 employers$12,469 more than Kern County
- San Luis Obispo County$95,785 average, 10 employers$3,382 less than Kern County
- Tulare County$73,175 average, 3 employers$25,992 less than Kern County
- Kings County$71,603 average, 3 employers$27,564 less than Kern County
- Inyo CountyNo employerNo water operator employer in Inyo County has a page here.
Where does Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year water operators, by average total pay.1
All 300 California employers
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency ranks 68th of 300, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 10 employers in Kern County
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency ranks 1st of 10, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $92,144
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 Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year water operator, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- Not reported
- the most common formula among Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- Not reported
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $22,327
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
What is the average water operator salary at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency?
Water operators at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency who worked the full year earned an average of $137,891 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $139,214: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $91,564 to $132,218.
How much overtime do water operators at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $8,733 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,402: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
More salaries in Kern County
- Kern County Water Agency$132,568 average total pay
- Rosamond Community Services District$125,348 average total pay
- Bear Valley Community Services District$106,541 average total pay
- Tehachapi$94,315 average total pay
- Delano$89,974 average total pay
- Shafter$88,221 average total pay
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Sources for the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency 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 very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency.