California City firefighter salary, 2025
California City is a city in Kern County. 7 people worked as firefighters for California City in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $139,256, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at California City?
Official pay range1
$68,228 to $100,784
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 6 of 7 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of California City's firefighters (7 of 7) hold the title Firefighter/Paramedic, with an official range of $68,228 to $100,784. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $139,256, $38,472 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $141,060
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $29,040
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $68,228
- bottom of the Firefighter/Paramedic range
- Average pay rank
- 147th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at California City 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/Paramedic$139,256
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does California City pay firefighters more than other employers in Kern County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: California City next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- California City$139,256
- All employers in Kern County$119,528
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at California City earned $19,728 more than the Kern County average and $46,867 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Kern County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Kern County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Los Angeles County$206,861 average, 27 employers$87,333 more than Kern County
- San Bernardino County$185,219 average, 12 employers$65,691 more than Kern County
- Ventura County$183,417 average, 3 employers$63,889 more than Kern County
- Santa Barbara County$179,729 average, 6 employers$60,201 more than Kern County
- San Luis Obispo County$140,806 average, 3 employers$21,278 more than Kern County
- Kings County$112,802 average, 2 employers$6,726 less than Kern County
- Tulare County$107,877 average, 5 employers$11,651 less than Kern County
- Inyo CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Inyo County has a page here.
Where does California City rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
California City ranks 147th 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 California City
As reported by the city. 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 California City's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $12,666
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $1,212
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at California City
What is the average firefighter salary at California City?
Firefighters at California City who worked the full year earned an average of $139,256 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $141,060: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $68,228 to $100,784.
How much overtime do firefighters at California City earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $29,040 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $24,888: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at California City?
$68,228 a year: the bottom of the official range for California City's Firefighter/Paramedic title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $139,256 in total pay.
What pension do firefighters at California City get?
The most common pension formula among California City's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $12,666 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Kern County
- Bakersfield$123,159 average total pay
- Kern County$117,743 average total pay
- Highest firefighter salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at California City$125,821 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at California City$83,099 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Kern CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the California City figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at California City 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 California City.