California · 2025 pay · 1,845 people
How much does a fire captain range a make in California?
$167,706typical pay for a fire captain range a in 2025
$145,995 – $192,946what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where fire captain range as work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire captain range as, 2025
Common questions
How much does a fire captain range a make in California?
The typical fire captain range a was paid $167,706 in 2025; most earned between $145,995 and $192,946. This counts all 1,845 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 30.8% of all pay for fire captain range as in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Captain Range a, at any level (for example "Fire Captain Range 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