Alpine Fire Protection District firefighter salary, 2025

Alpine Fire Protection District is a fire protection district in San Diego County. 10 people worked as firefighters for Alpine Fire Protection District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $158,161, overtime included.

What is the average firefighter salary at Alpine Fire Protection District?

Official pay range1

$120,366 to $120,366

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title

Average total pay, full-year firefighters1

$158,161

average base pay $102,013

Based on the 8 of 10 firefighters who worked the full year.

Most of Alpine Fire Protection District's firefighters (10 of 10) hold the title Firefighter/Paramedic, with an official salary of $120,366. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $158,161, $37,795 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$163,536
the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$48,926
average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary
$120,366
bottom of the Firefighter/Paramedic range
Average pay rank
122nd
of 202 California employers

What does each firefighter title at Alpine Fire Protection District pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. Firefighter/Paramedic$120,366 · 10 people
    $158,161

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Alpine Fire Protection District pay firefighters more than other employers in San Diego County?

Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Alpine Fire Protection District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year firefighters at Alpine Fire Protection District earned $13,108 more than the San Diego County average and $27,962 less than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in San Diego County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders San Diego County, and how much more or less it pays.1

San Diego County Shades match the state map.

Where does Alpine Fire Protection District rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1

All 202 California employers

Alpine Fire Protection District ranks 122nd of 202, below the middle employer.

Alpine Fire Protection District
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $169,232

The 23 employers in San Diego County

Alpine Fire Protection District ranks 15th of 23, below the middle employer.

Alpine Fire Protection District
$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $161,998

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Alpine Fire Protection District

As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year firefighter, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.7% at 57
the most common formula among Alpine Fire Protection District's firefighters
Employer pension contribution
$17,118
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,973
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Alpine Fire Protection District

What is the average firefighter salary at Alpine Fire Protection District?

Firefighters at Alpine Fire Protection District who worked the full year earned an average of $158,161 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $163,536: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $120,366 to $120,366.

How much overtime do firefighters at Alpine Fire Protection District earn?

Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $48,926 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $45,048: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Alpine Fire Protection District?

$120,366 a year: the bottom of the official range for Alpine Fire Protection District's Firefighter/Paramedic title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $158,161 in total pay.

What pension do firefighters at Alpine Fire Protection District get?

The most common pension formula among Alpine Fire Protection District's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $17,118 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Alpine Fire Protection District figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Alpine Fire Protection District at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Alpine Fire Protection District.

How we read the data