Mountain View firefighter salary, 2025
Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County. 31 people worked as firefighters for Mountain View in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $270,158, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Mountain View?
Official pay range1
$137,126 to $199,791
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 18 of 31 firefighters who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $280,298
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $77,050
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $137,126
- bottom of the Firefighter range
- Average pay rank
- 1st
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Mountain View 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
- FirefighterFewer than 5
- Firefighter Level 1Fewer than 5
- Firefighter/Haz MatFewer than 5
- Firefighter/ParamedicFewer than 5
- Firefighter/Medic/HazmatFewer than 5
- Firefighter/Haz Mat-Lvl 5Fewer than 5
- Firefighter/Paramedic-Lvl 1$296,913
- Firefighter/Medic/Hazmat-Lvl 1Fewer than 5
- Firefighter/Medic/Hazmat-Lvl 2Fewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer, captain and battalion chief pay at Mountain View
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 | 31 | $137,126 to $199,791 | $270,158 |
| Engineers | 17 | $170,336 to $206,378 | $318,936 |
| Captains | 21 | $185,370 to $223,224 | $349,190 |
| Battalion Chiefs | 5 | $218,393 to $304,658 | Fewer than 5 |
Full-year captains averaged $349,190, $79,032 more than firefighters.
Does Mountain View pay firefighters more than other employers in Santa Clara County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Mountain View next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Mountain View$270,158
- All employers in Santa Clara County$214,586
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Mountain View earned $55,572 more than the Santa Clara County average and $84,035 more than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Santa Clara County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Santa Clara County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Mateo County$219,236 average, 9 employers$4,650 more than Santa Clara County
- Alameda County$211,608 average, 10 employers$2,978 less than Santa Clara County
- Santa Cruz County$184,502 average, 3 employers$30,084 less than Santa Clara County
- San Benito County$160,778 average, 1 employer$53,808 less than Santa Clara County
- Stanislaus County$132,597 average, 4 employers$81,989 less than Santa Clara County
- Merced County$108,254 average, 1 employer$106,332 less than Santa Clara County
Where does Mountain View rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Mountain View ranks 1st of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 7 employers in Santa Clara County
Mountain View ranks 1st of 7, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $213,043
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 Mountain View
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 Mountain View's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $35,941
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $23,133
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Mountain View
What is the average firefighter salary at Mountain View?
Firefighters at Mountain View who worked the full year earned an average of $270,158 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $280,298: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $137,126 to $199,791.
How much overtime do firefighters at Mountain View earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $77,050 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $81,922: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Mountain View?
$137,126 a year: the bottom of the official range for Mountain View's Firefighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $270,158 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Mountain View?
Full-year captains at Mountain View averaged $349,190 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $185,370 to $223,224.
What pension do firefighters at Mountain View get?
The most common pension formula among Mountain View's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $35,941 a year into the pension plan.
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- Palo Alto$206,035 average total pay
- San Jose$204,837 average total pay
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Sources for the Mountain View figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Mountain View 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 Mountain View.