Dinuba firefighter salary, 2025

Dinuba is a city in Tulare County. 13 people worked as firefighters for Dinuba in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $115,150, overtime included.

What is the average firefighter salary at Dinuba?

Official pay range1

$68,246 to $96,306

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title

Average total pay, full-year firefighters1

$115,150

average base pay $84,223

Based on the 7 of 13 firefighters who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$116,636
the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$22,145
average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary
$68,246
bottom of the Firefighter 1/EMT-B range
Average pay rank
175th
of 202 California employers

What does each firefighter title at Dinuba 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

  1. Firefighter 1/EMT-B$68,246 to $82,953 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Firefighter 1EMTb$68,246 to $82,953 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Firefighter 1Paramedic$79,232 to $96,306 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Firefighter I/Paramedic$79,232 to $96,306 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Firefighter/Paramedic$79,232 to $96,306 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Dinuba pay firefighters more than other employers in Tulare County?

Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Dinuba next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year firefighters at Dinuba earned $7,273 more than the Tulare County average and $70,973 less than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in Tulare County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Tulare County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Tulare County Shades match the state map.

Where does Dinuba rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1

All 202 California employers

Dinuba ranks 175th of 202, below the middle employer.

Dinuba
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $169,232

The 5 employers in Tulare County

Dinuba ranks 2nd of 5, above the middle employer.

Dinuba
$80k$100k$120k$140k

Middle employer: $98,115

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 Dinuba

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year firefighter, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2% at 57
the most common formula among Dinuba's firefighters
Employer pension contribution
$12,210
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$20,000
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Dinuba

What is the average firefighter salary at Dinuba?

Firefighters at Dinuba who worked the full year earned an average of $115,150 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $116,636: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $68,246 to $96,306.

How much overtime do firefighters at Dinuba earn?

Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $22,145 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,302: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Dinuba?

$68,246 a year: the bottom of the official range for Dinuba's Firefighter 1/EMT-B title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $115,150 in total pay.

What pension do firefighters at Dinuba get?

The most common pension formula among Dinuba's firefighters is 2% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $12,210 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Tulare County

Sources for the Dinuba figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Dinuba 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Dinuba.

How we read the data