California · 2025 pay
How much do Five Cities Fire Authority employees make?
$170,885typical pay, counting everyone paid in 2025
$126,994 – $208,358what 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: Fire CaptainFire EngineerFire Fighter
✓ Official data from California State Controller's OfficeMatches the agency's latest releasesco.ca.gov ↗
Is pay going up?
Yes. Typical pay went from $136,723 in 2022 to $170,885 in 2025 (+25%).
What changed since 2024
- +1.8%Typical pay went up from $167,817 to $170,885.
- −431 people were paid in 2025, compared with 35 in 2024.
- +25%Since 2022, typical pay has gone from $136,723 to $170,885, while the number of people paid went up from 28 to 31.
The next update is expected in late 2027.
Pay by job
Jobs held by 5 or more people in 2025.
| Job | People | Typical pay | Most earn | Since 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Captain | 10 | $204,554 | $182k – $234k | ▲ 0.9% |
| Fire Engineer | 8 | $168,285 | $167k – $171k | ▲ 0.0% |
| Fire Fighter | 6 | $123,634 | $113k – $124k | ▲ 79.8% |
How many people earn what
- Under $10k1
- $10k – $30k1
- $30k – $50k1
- $50k – $70k0
- $70k – $90k0
- $90k – $110k0
- $110k – $150k8
- $150k or more20
Includes part-time and seasonal workers, which is why many earn under $10k.
Pay by department
| Department | People | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| Fcfa- Fire | 31 | $170,885 |
Highest paid at Five Cities Fire Authority in 2025
Common questions
How much does a Five Cities Fire Authority employee make?
The typical employee was paid $170,885 in 2025: half of the 31 people paid earned more, half earned less. Most earned between $126,994 and $208,358.
Does this include benefits like health insurance or pension?
No. It is the pay people received: regular salary or wages (60.5% of all pay), overtime (31.3%) and extra pay such as allowances, longevity and severance (8.2%).
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; 4 records with $0 or negative pay are left out. How we calculate this · Corrections & removals