Amador County firefighter salary, 2025
16 people worked as firefighters for Amador County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,218, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Amador County?
Official pay range1
$54,882 to $66,721
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 12 of 16 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Amador County's firefighters (16 of 16) hold the title Firefighter, with an official range of $54,882 to $66,721. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $87,218, $20,497 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $87,032
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $16,017
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $54,882
- bottom of the Firefighter range
- Average pay rank
- 196th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Amador County 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
- Firefighter$87,218
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer and captain pay at Amador County
Ranks above firefighter, kept out of the firefighter figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each rank's official range. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | 16 | $54,882 to $66,721 | $87,218 |
| Engineers | 9 | $67,439 to $81,974 | $108,013 |
| Captains | 7 | $74,318 to $90,339 | $117,410 |
Full-year captains averaged $117,410, $30,192 more than firefighters.
Does Amador County pay firefighters more than other employers in Amador County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Amador County next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Amador County$87,218
- All employers in Amador County$87,218
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Amador County earned the same as the Amador County average and $98,905 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Amador County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Amador County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Sacramento County$169,199 average, 4 employers$81,981 more than Amador County
- El Dorado County$146,308 average, 5 employers$59,090 more than Amador County
- San Joaquin County$127,308 average, 11 employers$40,090 more than Amador County
- Calaveras County$120,014 average, 5 employers$32,796 more than Amador County
- Alpine CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Alpine County has a page here.
Where does Amador County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Amador County ranks 196th of 202, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
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 Amador County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year firefighter, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- Not reported
- the most common formula among Amador County's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- Not reported
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $8,552
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Amador County
What is the average firefighter salary at Amador County?
Firefighters at Amador County who worked the full year earned an average of $87,218 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $87,032: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $54,882 to $66,721.
How much overtime do firefighters at Amador County earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $16,017 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,250: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Amador County?
$54,882 a year: the bottom of the official range for Amador County's Firefighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $87,218 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Amador County?
Full-year captains at Amador County averaged $117,410 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $74,318 to $90,339.
More salaries in Amador County
Sources for the Amador County figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Amador County 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Amador County.