San Francisco city and county, CA · 2026 pay · 84 people
How much does a captain fire suppression make in San Francisco city and county, CA?
$297,489typical pay for a captain fire suppression in 2026
$254,470 – $342,547what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2026, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.7% from 2025.
✓ Official data from SF Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sf.gov ↗
Where captain fire suppressions work
Typical pay at each employer, 2026 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid captain fire suppressions, 2026
- 1Alan WongCaptain Fire Suppression · San Francisco$1,129,041
- 2Michael ThompsonCaptain Fire Suppression · San Francisco$861,545
- 3Wayne WongCaptain Fire Suppression · San Francisco$735,340
- 4Dustin NovoCaptain Fire Suppression · San Francisco$486,206
- 5Stephen MaguireCaptain Fire Suppression · San Francisco$442,405
Common questions
How much does a captain fire suppression make in San Francisco city and county, CA?
The typical captain fire suppression was paid $297,489 in 2026; most earned between $254,470 and $342,547. This counts all 84 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 17.1% of all pay for captain fire suppressions in 2026.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Captain Fire Suppression, at any level (for example "Captain Fire Suppression"). 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