California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 39 people
How much does a fire captain - a make in California State Controller's Office?
$228,910typical pay for a fire captain - a in 2025
$205,086 – $246,328what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.9% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where fire captain - as work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire captain - as, 2025
Common questions
How much does a fire captain - a make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical fire captain - a was paid $228,910 in 2025; most earned between $205,086 and $246,328. This counts all 39 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 31.4% of all pay for fire captain - as in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Captain - a, at any level (for example "Fire Captain - a"). 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