Montclair firefighter salary, 2025

Montclair is a city in San Bernardino County. 12 people worked as firefighters for Montclair in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $99,477, overtime included.

What is the average firefighter salary at Montclair?

Official pay range1

$85,666 to $104,135

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

Average total pay, full-year firefighters1

$99,477

average base pay $84,649

Based on the 5 of 12 firefighters who worked the full year.

Most of Montclair's firefighters (12 of 12) hold the title Firefighter (Paramedic), with an official range of $85,666 to $104,135. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $99,477, within the range.

Median total pay
$99,915
the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$12,567
average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary
$85,666
bottom of the Firefighter (Paramedic) range
Average pay rank
186th
of 202 California employers

What does each firefighter title at Montclair 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 (Paramedic)$85,666 to $104,135 · 12 people
    $99,477

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 Montclair

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

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Firefighters12$85,666 to $104,135$99,477
Engineers5$89,095 to $108,296$156,853
Captains6$108,573 to $131,985$174,838

Full-year captains averaged $174,838, $75,361 more than firefighters.

Does Montclair pay firefighters more than other employers in San Bernardino County?

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

Full-year firefighters at Montclair earned $85,742 less than the San Bernardino County average and $86,646 less than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in San Bernardino County compared to nearby counties

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

San Bernardino County Shades match the state map.

Where does Montclair rank among California employers?

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

All 202 California employers

Montclair ranks 186th of 202, below the middle employer.

Montclair
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $169,232

The 11 employers in San Bernardino County

Montclair ranks 11th of 11, below the middle employer.

Montclair
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $175,084

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 Montclair

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 Montclair's firefighters
Employer pension contribution
$13,074
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,300
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Montclair

What is the average firefighter salary at Montclair?

Firefighters at Montclair who worked the full year earned an average of $99,477 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $99,915: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $85,666 to $104,135.

How much overtime do firefighters at Montclair earn?

Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $12,567 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $10,642: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Montclair?

$85,666 a year: the bottom of the official range for Montclair's Firefighter (Paramedic) title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $99,477 in total pay.

How much does a fire captain make at Montclair?

Full-year captains at Montclair averaged $174,838 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $108,573 to $131,985.

What pension do firefighters at Montclair get?

The most common pension formula among Montclair's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $13,074 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in San Bernardino County

Sources for the Montclair figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Montclair 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 Montclair.

How we read the data