North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) firefighter salary, 2025
North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) is a fire protection district in Monterey County. 17 people worked as firefighters for North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) in 2025. Fewer than 5 of them worked the full year, so there is no average that wouldn't describe individual people. The official range for its firefighter titles runs from $98,897 to $98,897.
What does North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) pay its firefighters?
Official pay range1
$98,897 to $98,897
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Average total pay, full-year firefighters1
Fewer than 5
17 firefighters in all, 3 of them full-year: too few for an average.
- Median total pay
- Fewer than 5
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- Fewer than 5
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- Not reported
- no official range reported
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each firefighter title at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) 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
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire captain pay at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captains | 9 | $140,167 | $175,161 |
What do firefighters earn around North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across Monterey County and across California. North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)'s own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its firefighters worked the full year.1
- All employers in Monterey County$135,621
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters across Monterey County earned an average of $135,621 in 2025, $50,502 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Monterey County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Monterey County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Cruz County$184,502 average, 3 employers$48,881 more than Monterey County
- San Benito County$160,778 average, 1 employer$25,157 more than Monterey County
- San Luis Obispo County$140,806 average, 3 employers$5,185 more than Monterey County
- Fresno County$130,512 average, 5 employers$5,109 less than Monterey County
- Kings County$112,802 average, 2 employers$22,819 less than Monterey County
Pension and health cover at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)
As reported by the agency. 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 North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)'s firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- Fewer than 5
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- Fewer than 5
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)
Why is there no average firefighter salary for North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)?
17 people worked as firefighters for North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) in 2025, but fewer than 5 of them worked the full year. Every figure on Public Paycheck covers at least 5 people, so none describes one person.
What is the pay range for a firefighter at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)?
The official range across North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)'s firefighter titles runs from $98,897 to $98,897 in 2025. For comparison, full-year firefighters across Monterey County earned an average of $135,621.
How much does a fire captain make at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)?
Full-year captains at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) averaged $175,161 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $140,167 to $140,167.
What pension do firefighters at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) get?
The most common pension formula among North County Fire Protection District (Monterey)'s firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency.
More salaries in Monterey County
- Monterey$168,908 average total pay
- Seaside$141,999 average total pay
- Monterey County Regional Fire Protection District$127,305 average total pay
- Marina$121,692 average total pay
- Salinas$120,213 average total pay
- Highest firefighter salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Teacher salaries in Monterey CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at North County Fire Protection District (Monterey) 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 North County Fire Protection District (Monterey).