Murrieta firefighter salary, 2025
Murrieta is a city in Riverside County. 27 people worked as firefighters for Murrieta in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $202,570, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Murrieta?
Official pay range1
$104,261 to $126,730
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 22 of 27 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Murrieta's firefighters (27 of 27) hold the title Paramedic/Firefighter (56 Hr), with an official range of $104,261 to $126,730. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $202,570, $75,840 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $200,141
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $75,584
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $104,261
- bottom of the Paramedic/Firefighter (56 Hr) range
- Average pay rank
- 43rd
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Murrieta 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
- Paramedic/Firefighter (56 Hr)$202,570
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 Murrieta
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 | 27 | $104,261 to $126,730 | $202,570 |
| Engineers | 15 | $112,330 to $136,538 | $250,881 |
| Captains | 18 | $132,227 to $160,723 | $273,075 |
| Battalion Chiefs | 5 | $170,144 to $206,810 | Fewer than 5 |
Full-year captains averaged $273,075, $70,505 more than firefighters.
Does Murrieta pay firefighters more than other employers in Riverside County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Murrieta next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Murrieta$202,570
- All employers in Riverside County$171,295
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Murrieta earned $31,275 more than the Riverside County average and $16,447 more 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 Murrieta rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Murrieta ranks 43rd of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 6 employers in Riverside County
Murrieta ranks 1st 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 Murrieta
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 55
- the most common formula among Murrieta's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $31,875
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $26,620
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Murrieta
What is the average firefighter salary at Murrieta?
Firefighters at Murrieta who worked the full year earned an average of $202,570 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $200,141: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $104,261 to $126,730.
How much overtime do firefighters at Murrieta earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $75,584 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $71,634: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Murrieta?
$104,261 a year: the bottom of the official range for Murrieta's Paramedic/Firefighter (56 Hr) title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $202,570 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Murrieta?
Full-year captains at Murrieta averaged $273,075 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $132,227 to $160,723.
What pension do firefighters at Murrieta get?
The most common pension formula among Murrieta's firefighters is 2.7% at 55, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $31,875 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Riverside County
- Corona$182,973 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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- 911 dispatcher salaries at Murrieta$114,457 average total pay
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Sources for the Murrieta figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Murrieta 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 Murrieta.