Compton firefighter salary, 2025
Compton is a city in Los Angeles County. 37 people worked as firefighters for Compton in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $229,479, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Compton?
Official pay range1
$72,911 to $85,501
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 19 of 37 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Compton's firefighters (37 of 37) hold the title Fire Fighter, with an official range of $72,911 to $85,501. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $229,479, $143,978 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $218,414
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $124,213
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $72,911
- bottom of the Fire Fighter range
- Average pay rank
- 12th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Compton 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
- Fire Fighter$229,479
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 Compton
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 | 37 | $72,911 to $85,501 | $229,479 |
| Engineers | 13 | $85,501 to $100,233 | $237,606 |
| Captains | 12 | $100,233 to $117,519 | $309,912 |
Full-year captains averaged $309,912, $80,433 more than firefighters.
Does Compton pay firefighters more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Compton next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Compton$229,479
- All employers in Los Angeles County$206,861
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Compton earned $22,618 more than the Los Angeles County average and $43,356 more than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Los Angeles County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Los Angeles County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$185,827 average, 11 employers$21,034 less than Los Angeles County
- San Bernardino County$185,219 average, 12 employers$21,642 less than Los Angeles County
- Ventura County$183,417 average, 3 employers$23,444 less than Los Angeles County
- Kern County$119,528 average, 3 employers$87,333 less than Los Angeles County
Where does Compton rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Compton ranks 12th of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 27 employers in Los Angeles County
Compton ranks 5th of 27, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $196,678
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 Compton
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 Compton's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $21,207
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $21,039
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Compton
What is the average firefighter salary at Compton?
Firefighters at Compton who worked the full year earned an average of $229,479 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $218,414: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $72,911 to $85,501.
How much overtime do firefighters at Compton earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $124,213 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $106,393: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Compton?
$72,911 a year: the bottom of the official range for Compton's Fire Fighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $229,479 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Compton?
Full-year captains at Compton averaged $309,912 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $100,233 to $117,519.
What pension do firefighters at Compton get?
The most common pension formula among Compton's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $21,207 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Los Angeles County
- Beverly Hills$242,548 average total pay
- South Pasadena$240,682 average total pay
- Santa Monica$230,552 average total pay
- Los Angeles$217,243 average total pay
- Long Beach$213,911 average total pay
- Burbank$211,387 average total pay
- Highest firefighter salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Los Angeles CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Compton figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Compton 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 Compton.