Corona firefighter salary, 2025
Corona is a city in Riverside County. 52 people worked as firefighters for Corona in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $182,973, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Corona?
Official pay range1
$84,417 to $122,657
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 39 of 52 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Corona's firefighters (35 of 52) hold the title Fire Fighter/Paramedic, with an official range of $96,105 to $122,657. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $189,692, $67,035 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $178,048
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $66,538
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $84,417
- bottom of the Fire Fighter range
- Average pay rank
- 75th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Corona 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$156,939
- Fire Fighter/Paramedic$189,692
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 Corona
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 | 52 | $84,417 to $122,657 | $182,973 |
| Engineers | 24 | $97,554 to $124,506 | $225,265 |
| Captains | 29 | $125,048 to $151,996 | $271,435 |
Full-year captains averaged $271,435, $88,462 more than firefighters.
Does Corona pay firefighters more than other employers in Riverside County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Corona next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Corona$182,973
- All employers in Riverside County$171,295
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Corona earned $11,678 more than the Riverside County average and $3,150 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Riverside County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Riverside County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$185,827 average, 11 employers$14,532 more than Riverside County
- San Bernardino County$185,219 average, 12 employers$13,924 more than Riverside County
- San Diego County$145,053 average, 24 employers$26,242 less than Riverside County
- Imperial County$96,857 average, 3 employers$74,438 less than Riverside County
Where does Corona rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Corona ranks 75th of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 6 employers in Riverside County
Corona ranks 2nd of 6, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $174,574
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 Corona
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 Corona's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $17,326
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,420
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Corona
What is the average firefighter salary at Corona?
Firefighters at Corona who worked the full year earned an average of $182,973 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $178,048: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $84,417 to $122,657.
How much overtime do firefighters at Corona earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $66,538 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $63,405: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Corona?
$84,417 a year: the bottom of the official range for Corona's Fire Fighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $182,973 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Corona?
Full-year captains at Corona averaged $271,435 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $125,048 to $151,996.
What pension do firefighters at Corona get?
The most common pension formula among Corona's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $17,326 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Riverside County
- Murrieta$202,570 average total pay
- Cathedral City$175,273 average total pay
- Riverside$173,876 average total pay
- Hemet$152,234 average total pay
- Palm Springs$150,784 average total pay
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- Police officer salaries at Corona$160,520 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Corona$134,148 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Corona$146,046 average total pay
- Librarian salaries at Corona$71,530 average total pay
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Sources for the Corona figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Corona 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 Corona.