City of Los Angeles / Fire
Agency file
The Fire provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2025, this agency had 4,483 employees with median total compensation of $223,732; the highest distinct record was $968,486.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 4,483 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($223,732) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $355,205 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,886. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $890M — | 4,535 — | $202,778 — |
| 2025 | $962.4M ▲ 8.1% | 4,483 ▼ 1.1% | $223,732 ▲ 10.3% |
Compare
Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.
Record list
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Na/Fire
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Thomas Nguyen is a Na at Fire within Na. They work per event. 2025 total compensation came to $13,269. Union affiliation: Xx.
Firefighter I/Fire
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At Fire, Raul Gonzalez serves as a Firefighter I within Na. They work per event. Their 2025 pay totaled $13,161. They are represented by Xx.
Administrative Intern II/Fire
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Laird Anderson holds the role of Administrative Intern II at Fire within Administrative. Their status is part-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,821. Their bargaining unit is 01.
Temporary Paramedic/Fire
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Jacob Ostrander works as a Temporary Paramedic for Fire within Na. Their status is per event. Jacob earned $11,507 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Xx.