San Gabriel firefighter salary, 2025
San Gabriel is a city in Los Angeles County. 18 people worked as firefighters for San Gabriel in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $175,177, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at San Gabriel?
Official pay range1
$89,148 to $128,604
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 10 of 18 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of San Gabriel's firefighters (11 of 18) hold the title Firefighter Paramedic, with an official range of $105,804 to $128,604. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $180,316, $51,712 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $179,186
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $40,101
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $89,148
- bottom of the Firefighter-EMT range
- Average pay rank
- 90th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at San Gabriel 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-EMTFewer than 5
- Firefighter Paramedic$180,316
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer and captain pay at San Gabriel
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 | 18 | $89,148 to $128,604 | $175,177 |
| Engineers | 6 | $113,028 to $137,388 | $217,434 |
| Captains | 6 | $129,912 to $157,908 | $252,704 |
Full-year captains averaged $252,704, $77,527 more than firefighters.
Does San Gabriel pay firefighters more than other employers in Los Angeles County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: San Gabriel next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- San Gabriel$175,177
- All employers in Los Angeles County$206,861
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at San Gabriel earned $31,684 less than the Los Angeles County average and $10,946 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Los Angeles County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Los Angeles County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Orange County$185,827 average, 11 employers$21,034 less than Los Angeles County
- San Bernardino County$185,219 average, 12 employers$21,642 less than Los Angeles County
- Ventura County$183,417 average, 3 employers$23,444 less than Los Angeles County
- Kern County$119,528 average, 3 employers$87,333 less than Los Angeles County
Where does San Gabriel rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
San Gabriel ranks 90th of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 27 employers in Los Angeles County
San Gabriel ranks 23rd of 27, below the middle employer.
Middle employer: $196,678
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 San Gabriel
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 San Gabriel's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $21,973
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $13,973
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at San Gabriel
What is the average firefighter salary at San Gabriel?
Firefighters at San Gabriel who worked the full year earned an average of $175,177 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $179,186: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $89,148 to $128,604.
How much overtime do firefighters at San Gabriel earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $40,101 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $37,622: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at San Gabriel?
$89,148 a year: the bottom of the official range for San Gabriel's Firefighter-EMT title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $175,177 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at San Gabriel?
Full-year captains at San Gabriel averaged $252,704 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $129,912 to $157,908.
What pension do firefighters at San Gabriel get?
The most common pension formula among San Gabriel's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $21,973 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Los Angeles County
- Arcadia$189,274 average total pay
- West Covina$183,980 average total pay
- Redondo Beach$179,495 average total pay
- La Verne$169,796 average total pay
- Alhambra$165,776 average total pay
- Montebello$161,341 average total pay
- Highest firefighter salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at San Gabriel$149,439 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at San Gabriel$105,285 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Los Angeles CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the San Gabriel figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at San Gabriel 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 San Gabriel.