Red Bluff firefighter salary, 2025
Red Bluff is a city in Tehama County. 6 people worked as firefighters for Red Bluff in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $78,255, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Red Bluff?
Official pay range1
$62,414 to $82,844
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 5 of 6 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Red Bluff's firefighters (6 of 6) hold the title Fire Fighter, with an official range of $62,414 to $82,844. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $78,255, within the range.
- Median total pay
- $76,755
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $5,111
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $62,414
- bottom of the Fire Fighter range
- Average pay rank
- 200th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Red Bluff 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$78,255
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer pay at Red Bluff
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 | 6 | $62,414 to $82,844 | $78,255 |
| Engineers | 8 | $69,616 to $92,403 | $92,215 |
Does Red Bluff pay firefighters more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Red Bluff next to every California employer together.1
- Red Bluff$78,255
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Red Bluff earned $107,868 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Tehama County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Tehama County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Butte County$129,813 average, 1 employer$51,558 more than Tehama County
- Shasta County$104,485 average, 1 employer$26,230 more than Tehama County
- Mendocino County$98,642 average, 2 employers$20,387 more than Tehama County
- Glenn CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Glenn County has a page here.
- Plumas CountyFewer than 5Fewer than 5 full-year firefighters at Plumas County's employers.
- Trinity CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Trinity County has a page here.
Where does Red Bluff rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Red Bluff ranks 200th 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 Red Bluff
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 Red Bluff's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $10,260
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $11,313
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Red Bluff
What is the average firefighter salary at Red Bluff?
Firefighters at Red Bluff who worked the full year earned an average of $78,255 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $76,755: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $62,414 to $82,844.
How much overtime do firefighters at Red Bluff earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $5,111 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $3,623: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Red Bluff?
$62,414 a year: the bottom of the official range for Red Bluff's Fire Fighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $78,255 in total pay.
What pension do firefighters at Red Bluff get?
The most common pension formula among Red Bluff's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $10,260 a year into the pension plan.
More public salaries at Red Bluff
- Highest firefighter salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at Red Bluff$109,772 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at Red Bluff$76,736 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at Red Bluff$75,395 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Tehama CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the Red Bluff figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Red Bluff 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 Red Bluff.