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California · 2025 pay

How much do Turlock Irrigation District employees make?

$110,810typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025

$69,368 – $164,068what 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: Water Distribution OperatorSeasonal EmployeePower Plant Technician - Gas Turb

✓ 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.

$68,481

$110,799

$163,809

$353,570

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 $101,506 in 2022 to $110,810 in 2025 (+9%).

What changed since 2024

  • +3.8%Typical pay went up from $106,803 to $110,810.
  • −3565 people were paid in 2025, compared with 568 in 2024.
  • +9%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $101,506 to $110,810, while the number of people paid went up from 535 to 565.

The next update is expected in late 2027.

Pay slip · 2025

A typical worker's year

Turlock Irrigation District

4years of
official data
2022–2025
Average pay of people in the middle of the pay range
Regular pay$99,327
Overtime$7,717
Extra pay$3,755
Total for the year$110,799

Average of the 28 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

Worth knowing about pay at Turlock Irrigation District

What stands out in the payroll data, checked against the rest of our data before it is shown.

  • 9¢

    Of every dollar Turlock Irrigation District paid in 2025, about 9 cents was overtime.

    Usual among the 68 other special districts and authorities in California in our data: about 4 cents. 6th highest of 69.

    The data shows what was paid, not why. Overtime is pay for hours beyond the regular schedule.

  • +18%

    Since 2022, total pay at Turlock Irrigation District went up 18% while the number of people paid went up 6%.

    Counts everyone paid during each year. Not adjusted for inflation.

Pay by job

Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.

JobPeopleTypical payMost earnSince 2024
Water Distribution Operator37$104,828$96k – $112k▲ 6.9%
Seasonal Employee33$15,160$6k – $20k▼ 19.7%
Power Plant Technician - Gas Turb22$172,779$164k – $180knew
Customer Service Representative I20$42,851$19k – $58k▲ 7.6%
Electrical Lineworker - Rgc18$222,572$198k – $243knew
Administrative Assistant14$63,402$39k – $80k▼ 17.9%
Maintenance Worker II13$82,156$79k – $85k▲ 1.5%
Customer Service Representative II12$69,379$67k – $73k▲ 1.9%
Student Intern11$12,412$8k – $14k▼ 6.4%
Appr Power Plant Technician-Gt9$126,027$47k – $133knew
Crew Supervisor9$106,426$94k – $109k▲ 3.2%
Power Control Center Operator8$229,440$229k – $231k▲ 2.1%
Maintenance Worker I8$55,490$50k – $67k▲ 10.2%
Park Aide8$32,815$32k – $59knew
Power Plant Technician7$181,458$171k – $190k▲ 14.8%

How many people earn what

  • Under $10k30
  • $10k – $30k50
  • $30k – $50k28
  • $50k – $70k34
  • $70k – $90k63
  • $90k – $110k74
  • $110k – $150k114
  • $150k or more172

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

Pay by department

DepartmentPeopleTypical pay
Line Department44$219,604
Customer Service Division41$61,351
Water Operations Division36$105,168
Recreation Division34$19,748
Walnut Energy Center21$169,581
Substation & Communications Division20$153,211
Don Pedro Recreation Agency18$39,372
Power Control Center Division17$229,764
Almond Power Plant17$170,565
Equipment Operations and Pest Control Division17$85,674
Gunite & Pipeline Division15$84,576
Fleet & Fabrication14$96,287

Common questions

How much does a Turlock Irrigation District employee make?

The typical employee was paid $110,810 in 2025: half of the 565 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $69,368 and $164,068.

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. 30 people (5.3%) 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 (87.6% of all pay), overtime (9.4%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (3.0%).

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