California State Controller's Office · 2025 pay · 132 people
How much does a firefighter shift make in California State Controller's Office?
$169,438typical pay for a firefighter shift in 2025
$131,945 – $198,037what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 3.3% from 2024.
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Where firefighter shifts work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid firefighter shifts, 2025
Common questions
How much does a firefighter shift make in California State Controller's Office?
The typical firefighter shift was paid $169,438 in 2025; most earned between $131,945 and $198,037. This counts all 132 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 32.1% of all pay for firefighter shifts in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Firefighter Shift, at any level (for example "Firefighter 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