California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 12 people
How much does an apprentice firefighter make in California State Controller's Office?
$19,419typical pay for a apprentice firefighter in 2025
$14,839 – $28,297what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where apprentice firefighters work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Firefighter Trainee$11,294 (everyone)
- Apprentice Firefighter (this page)$19,419 (everyone)
- Firefighter Intern$22,679 (everyone)
- Firefighter Recruit$40,575 (everyone)
- Recruit Firefighter$42,779 (everyone)
Highest-paid apprentice firefighters, 2025
Common questions
How much does an apprentice firefighter make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical apprentice firefighter was paid $19,419 in 2025; most earned between $14,839 and $28,297. This counts all 12 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 19.6% of all pay for apprentice firefighters in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Apprentice Firefighter, at any level (for example "Apprentice Firefighter"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this