Northshore Fire Protection District firefighter salary, 2025
Northshore Fire Protection District is a fire protection district in Lake County. 17 people worked as firefighters for Northshore Fire Protection District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,134, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Northshore Fire Protection District?
Official pay range1
$2,256 to $78,929
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 11 of 17 firefighters who worked the full year.
The largest group of Northshore Fire Protection District's firefighters (8 of 17) hold the title Fire Fighter, with an official range of $28,925 to $28,997. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $88,060, $59,063 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $96,607
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $17,700
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $71,414
- bottom of the Fire Fighter - Paramedic range
- Average pay rank
- 183rd
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Northshore Fire Protection District 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
- Fire Fighter MedicFewer than 5
- Fire Fighter$88,060
- Fire Fighter EMTFewer than 5
- Fire Fighter - ParamedicFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Northshore Fire Protection District pay firefighters more than other employers in Lake County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Northshore Fire Protection District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Northshore Fire Protection District$104,134
- All employers in Lake County$100,238
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Northshore Fire Protection District earned $3,896 more than the Lake County average and $81,989 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Lake County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Lake County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Napa County$211,876 average, 2 employers$111,638 more than Lake County
- Sonoma County$166,351 average, 7 employers$66,113 more than Lake County
- Yolo County$145,914 average, 4 employers$45,676 more than Lake County
- Mendocino County$98,642 average, 2 employers$1,596 less than Lake County
- Colusa CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Colusa County has a page here.
- Glenn CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Glenn County has a page here.
Where does Northshore Fire Protection District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Northshore Fire Protection District ranks 183rd of 202, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
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 Northshore Fire Protection District
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 Northshore Fire Protection District's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,377
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $14,479
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Northshore Fire Protection District
What is the average firefighter salary at Northshore Fire Protection District?
Firefighters at Northshore Fire Protection District who worked the full year earned an average of $104,134 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $96,607: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $2,256 to $78,929.
How much overtime do firefighters at Northshore Fire Protection District earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $17,700 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $13,050: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Northshore Fire Protection District?
$71,414 a year: the bottom of the official range for Northshore Fire Protection District's Fire Fighter - Paramedic title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $104,134 in total pay.
What pension do firefighters at Northshore Fire Protection District get?
The most common pension formula among Northshore Fire Protection District's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,377 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Lake County
Sources for the Northshore Fire Protection District figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Northshore Fire Protection District 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 Northshore Fire Protection District.