Coronado firefighter salary, 2025
Coronado is a city in San Diego County. 17 people worked as firefighters for Coronado in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $161,998, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Coronado?
Official pay range1
$88,520 to $118,625
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 13 of 17 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Coronado's firefighters (17 of 17) hold the title Firefighter/Paramedic, with an official range of $88,520 to $118,625. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $161,998, $43,373 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $162,217
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $58,751
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $88,520
- bottom of the Firefighter/Paramedic range
- Average pay rank
- 115th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Coronado 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$161,998
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 Coronado
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 | 17 | $88,520 to $118,625 | $161,998 |
| Engineers | 6 | $91,976 to $123,257 | $193,850 |
| Captains | 6 | $105,446 to $141,308 | $216,610 |
Full-year captains averaged $216,610, $54,612 more than firefighters.
Does Coronado pay firefighters more than other employers in San Diego County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Coronado next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Coronado$161,998
- All employers in San Diego County$145,053
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Coronado earned $16,945 more than the San Diego County average and $24,125 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
Where does Coronado rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Coronado ranks 115th of 202, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 23 employers in San Diego County
Coronado ranks 12th of 23, level with the middle employer.
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 Coronado
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 Coronado's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $15,139
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $26,016
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Coronado
What is the average firefighter salary at Coronado?
Firefighters at Coronado who worked the full year earned an average of $161,998 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $162,217: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $88,520 to $118,625.
How much overtime do firefighters at Coronado earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $58,751 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $57,382: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Coronado?
$88,520 a year: the bottom of the official range for Coronado's Firefighter/Paramedic title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $161,998 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Coronado?
Full-year captains at Coronado averaged $216,610 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $105,446 to $141,308.
What pension do firefighters at Coronado get?
The most common pension formula among Coronado's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $15,139 a year into the pension plan.
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- San Marcos$166,494 average total pay
- Encinitas$163,584 average total pay
- Oceanside$161,458 average total pay
- Solana Beach$160,810 average total pay
- Alpine Fire Protection District$158,161 average total pay
- San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District$156,883 average total pay
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- Librarian salaries at Coronado$94,488 average total pay
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Sources for the Coronado figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Coronado 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 Coronado.