California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 83 people
How much does a fire captain shift make in California State Controller's Office?
$245,306typical pay for a fire captain shift in 2025
$225,715 – $284,989what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 2.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
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Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire captain shifts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a fire captain shift make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical fire captain shift was paid $245,306 in 2025; most earned between $225,715 and $284,989. This counts all 83 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 39.3% of all pay for fire captain shifts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Captain Shift, at any level (for example "Fire Captain Shift"). 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