Byron-Bethany Irrigation District water operator salary, 2025
Byron-Bethany Irrigation District is an irrigation district in Contra Costa County. 8 people worked as water operators for Byron-Bethany Irrigation District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $97,085, overtime included.
What is the average water operator salary at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District?
Official pay range1
$75,297 to $135,085
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest water operator title
Based on the 8 of 8 water operators who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $92,068
- the middle water operator: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $7,116
- average per full-year water operator
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- 231st
- of 300 California employers
What does each water operator title at Byron-Bethany 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 Operator IIFewer than 5
- Water Distribution Operator IFewer than 5
- Water Distribution Operator IIIFewer than 5
- Water Distribution Operator Lead WorkerFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Byron-Bethany Irrigation District pay water operators more than other employers in Contra Costa County?
Average total pay of full-year water operators: Byron-Bethany Irrigation District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Byron-Bethany Irrigation District$97,085
- All employers in Contra Costa County$147,253
- All employers in California$123,726
Full-year water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District earned $50,168 less than the Contra Costa County average and $26,641 less than the California average.
Average water operator pay in Contra Costa County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year water operators across all employers in each county that borders Contra Costa County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Francisco County$164,802 average, 1 employer$17,549 more than Contra Costa County
- Alameda County$159,204 average, 10 employers$11,951 more than Contra Costa County
- Solano County$141,727 average, 8 employers$5,526 less than Contra Costa County
- Marin County$132,983 average, 10 employers$14,270 less than Contra Costa County
- Sacramento County$125,670 average, 11 employers$21,583 less than Contra Costa County
- San Joaquin County$119,442 average, 7 employers$27,811 less than Contra Costa County
- Sonoma County$115,270 average, 8 employers$31,983 less than Contra Costa County
Where does Byron-Bethany 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
Byron-Bethany Irrigation District ranks 231st of 300, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $116,210
The 13 employers in Contra Costa County
Byron-Bethany Irrigation District ranks 13th of 13, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $140,113
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 Byron-Bethany 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 Byron-Bethany Irrigation District's water operators
- Employer pension contribution
- $7,347
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,317
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about water operator pay at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District
What is the average water operator salary at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District?
Water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District who worked the full year earned an average of $97,085 in 2025, overtime included. The middle water operator earned $92,068: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its water operator titles runs from $75,297 to $135,085.
How much overtime do water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District earn?
Full-year water operators were paid an average of $7,116 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $4,555: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What pension do water operators at Byron-Bethany Irrigation District get?
The most common pension formula among Byron-Bethany Irrigation District's water operators is 2% at 62, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $7,347 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Contra Costa County
- Brentwood$140,113 average total pay
- Pittsburg$139,943 average total pay
- Pinole$138,432 average total pay
- Martinez$135,719 average total pay
- East Contra Costa Irrigation District$118,535 average total pay
- Antioch$114,664 average total pay
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Sources for the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District figures
Every person who held a water operator position at Byron-Bethany 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 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 Byron-Bethany Irrigation District.