Redding firefighter salary, 2025
Redding is a city in Shasta County. 28 people worked as firefighters for Redding in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $109,754, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Redding?
Official pay range1
$65,869 to $97,319
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 25 of 28 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Redding's firefighters (28 of 28) hold the title Firefighter (56 HR), with an official range of $65,869 to $97,319. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $109,754, $12,435 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $112,196
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $28,502
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $65,869
- bottom of the Firefighter (56 HR) range
- Average pay rank
- 179th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Redding 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
- Firefighter (56 HR)$109,754
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 Redding
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 | 28 | $65,869 to $97,319 | $109,754 |
| Engineers | 29 | $76,265 to $112,665 | $155,206 |
| Captains | 33 | $88,263 to $130,428 | $227,712 |
| Battalion Chiefs | 7 | $112,548 to $178,152 | $292,551 |
Full-year captains averaged $227,712, $117,958 more than firefighters.
Does Redding pay firefighters more than other employers in Shasta County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Redding next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Redding$109,754
- All employers in Shasta County$104,485
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Redding earned $5,269 more than the Shasta County average and $76,369 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Shasta County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Shasta County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Tehama County$78,255 average, 1 employer$26,230 less than Shasta County
- Lassen CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Lassen County has a page here.
- Modoc CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Modoc County has a page here.
- Plumas CountyFewer than 5Fewer than 5 full-year firefighters at Plumas County's employers.
- Siskiyou CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Siskiyou County has a page here.
- Trinity CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Trinity County has a page here.
Where does Redding rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Redding ranks 179th 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 Redding
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 Redding's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $58,280
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $19,454
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Redding
What is the average firefighter salary at Redding?
Firefighters at Redding who worked the full year earned an average of $109,754 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $112,196: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $65,869 to $97,319.
How much overtime do firefighters at Redding earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $28,502 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $32,923: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Redding?
$65,869 a year: the bottom of the official range for Redding's Firefighter (56 HR) title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $109,754 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Redding?
Full-year captains at Redding averaged $227,712 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $88,263 to $130,428.
What pension do firefighters at Redding get?
The most common pension formula among Redding's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $58,280 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Shasta County
Sources for the Redding figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Redding 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 Redding.