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California · 2025 pay

How much do Helix Water District employees make?

$104,193typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$51,015 – $134,426what most people earned

Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year and seasonal workers. The source doesn't show who worked the full year.

California State Controller's Office publishes pay by position without employee names, so there is no name search here.

Common jobs: Utility Crew Member IOffice AssistantValve Maintenance Technician III

✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗

How is pay spread across workers?

A year of pay for a lower-paid, typical and higher-paid worker (counting everyone paid), and the top earner, split into regular pay, overtime and extra pay.

$47,170

$103,647

$133,974

$320,800

Lower-paid workerearns more than 1 in 4 coworkers

Typical workerright in the middle

Higher-paid workerearns more than 3 in 4 coworkers

Highest paidone person

Regular payOvertimeExtra pay

Is pay going up?

Yes. Typical pay went from $85,448 in 2022 to $104,193 in 2025 (+22%).

What changed since 2024

  • +1.2%Typical pay went up from $102,908 to $104,193.
  • +6201 people were paid in 2025, compared with 195 in 2024.
  • +22%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $85,448 to $104,193, while the number of people paid went up from 195 to 201.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Helix Water District

4years of
official data
2022–2025
Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay$100,353
Overtime$1,691
Extra pay$1,603
Total for the year$103,647

Average of the 10 workers in the middle of the pay range. Does not include benefits.

Official source: California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California), sco.ca.gov ↗
Matches the agency's latest release

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

JobPeopleTypical payMost earnSince 2024
Utility Crew Member I7$51,015$39k – $74k▲ 42.1%
Office Assistant7$6,983$5k – $18knew
Valve Maintenance Technician III6$107,563$105k – $115k▼ 0.8%
Dockhand6$14,151$7k – $16k▲ 22.0%
Assistant Recreation Ranger6$11,901$6k – $16k▲ 46.5%
Equipment Operator III5$112,016$111k – $124k▼ 4.5%
Customer Service Representative II5$96,444$95k – $97k▲ 4.1%
Board of Director5$22,083$19k – $26k▲ 1.4%

How many people earn what

  • Under $10k15
  • $10k – $30k30
  • $30k – $50k5
  • $50k – $70k9
  • $70k – $90k19
  • $90k – $110k38
  • $110k – $150k57
  • $150k or more28

Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.

Pay by department

DepartmentPeopleTypical pay
Recreation26$13,817
Field Operations 225$105,684
Customer Service12$72,287
Field Operations 111$104,498

Common questions

How much does a Helix Water District employee make?

The typical employee was paid $104,193 in 2025: half of the 201 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $51,015 and $134,426.

Why do so many people earn very little?

The list includes everyone who got a paycheck during the year: part-time, seasonal and short-term workers, and people who joined or left partway through. 15 people (7.5%) were paid under $10,000.

Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?

No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (94.9% of all pay), overtime (1.3%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (3.8%).

Where does this data come from, and when is it updated?

From California State Controller's Office (Government Compensation in California) (sco.ca.gov). Our figures match the agency's latest release; the next update is expected in late 2027.

"Typical pay" is the median: half earn more, half earn less. "Most earn" is the middle half of workers. Figures are calculated by PublicPayData from the official dataset; 0 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals