Wayne Kircher
Welder/Fire Department
2025 total comp
$159,635
- Base pay
- $98,054
- Overtime
- $2,123
- Other pay
- $951
- Benefits
- $58,507
- Total compensation
- $159,635
Wayne Kircher works as a Welder for Fire Department. Wayne earned $159,635 in 2025.
Los Angeles County / Fire Department / Welder
Job-title file
Welder
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
1 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $159,635, below the department median of $226,568.
- Employees
- 1
- Total payroll
- $159.6K
- Role median
- $159,635
- Agency median
- $226,568
- Comparison
- Below
Compared with the local labor market
Welder pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area
Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers — about 7,850 people — is $56,160. Fire Department pays a median base salary of $98,054 for this role, 75% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Fire Department sits in the local pay range
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$44,530
$47,910
$56,160
$64,800
$79,870
Fire Department median · $98,054
The bar is the range of annual wages for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers — about 416,210 people — is $53,750. Fire Department’s median base salary is 82% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$39,240
$46,790
$53,750
$63,010
$77,530
Fire Department median · $98,054
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire Department is $159,635, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
This role across Los Angeles County
Welder is held in 3 Los Angeles County departments. In Fire Department, the median of $159,635 ranks #2 of 3.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Welder role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Welder beyond Los Angeles County
This role is reported in 12 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $150,261 ranks #3 of 12. See Welder across all of Los Angeles County →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Welder roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
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Employees with this title
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