City and County of San Francisco / Fire Department

Agency file

Fire Department

Source file: City and County of San Francisco — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 17, 2026

The Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 2,054 employees with median total compensation of $241,028; the highest distinct record was $655,774.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $486.7M
Employees: 2,054
Median total: $241,028
Highest record: $655,774

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

$241$455,509+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 2,054 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($241,028) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $136,502 (58%)
Overtime — $32,303 (14%)
Other — $23,279 (10%)
Benefits — $44,888 (19%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$108,665

$173,248

$241,028

$298,895

$355,843

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $355,843 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $108,665. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Firefighter

867 · $230,230

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter

550 · $217,565

Lieutenant, Fire Suppression

199 · $309,948

Captain, Fire Suppression

83 · $341,611

Inspector Fire Department

52 · $261,937

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$485.6M —	2,052 —	$244,265 —
2025	$486.7M ▲ 0.2%	2,054 ▲ 0.1%	$241,028 ▼ 1.3%

Compare

Similar departments

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.

Fire Engine 23 City of Buffalo61% match
Cf00 City of Springfield, MA60% match
Pfd Fire City of Philadelphia58% match
Fire Rescue Miami-Dade County58% match
Fire City of Los Angeles55% match
Fire Department New York City51% match

Record list

Employees

Page 5

Anthony Smith

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$230,580

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $148,981
Overtime: $214
Other pay: $30,812
Benefits: $50,572
Total compensation: $230,580
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.17

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $22,613
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,237

Anthony Smith works as a Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.17 FTE. Anthony earned $230,580 in 2025. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Cassandra Miller

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$230,552

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $143,048
Overtime: $10,382
Other pay: $28,583
Benefits: $48,539
Total compensation: $230,552
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.18

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,641
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,358

Cassandra Miller works as a Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.18 FTE. Cassandra earned $230,552 in 2025. Union affiliation: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Komae Brown

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$230,338

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $144,379
Overtime: $32,728
Other pay: $11,018
Benefits: $42,213
Total compensation: $230,338
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,536
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,567

Komae Brown is a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.1 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $230,338. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Ryan White

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$230,309

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $148,611
Overtime: $13,403
Other pay: $18,775
Benefits: $49,520
Total compensation: $230,309
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.29

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,333
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,497

At Fire Department, Ryan White serves as a Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.29 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $230,309. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Nathan Szutu

Incident Support Specialist/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$230,294

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $149,480
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,334
Benefits: $48,481
Total compensation: $230,294
Employment type: Permanent Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.03

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $20,638
Job Code: H010
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,132

Nathan Szutu holds the role of Incident Support Specialist at Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent exempt, 1.03 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $230,294. Union affiliation: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Emily Friedman

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$230,230

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $146,648
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,217
Benefits: $51,365
Total compensation: $230,230
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.22

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,577
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,435

Emily Friedman is a Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.22 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $230,230. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Kyle Pasion

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,762

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $150,431
Overtime: $31,127
Other pay: $4,529
Benefits: $43,675
Total compensation: $229,762
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.13

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,314
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,586

Kyle Pasion holds the role of Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.13 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $229,762. Union affiliation: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Wayne Lam

Is Engineer-Journey/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,745

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $172,481
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $57,264
Total compensation: $229,745
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1042
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,189

At Fire Department, Wayne Lam serves as a Is Engineer-Journey within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service. Their 2025 pay totaled $229,745. Union affiliation: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kevin Luker

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,701

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $144,140
Overtime: $2,426
Other pay: $32,337
Benefits: $50,798
Total compensation: $229,701
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.22

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,307
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,460

Kevin Luker works as a Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.22 FTE. Kevin earned $229,701 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Ian Pena

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,687

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $150,089
Overtime: $23,540
Other pay: $8,417
Benefits: $47,642
Total compensation: $229,687
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.35

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,493
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,143

At Fire Department, Ian Pena serves as a Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.35 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $229,687. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Kevin Tann

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,645

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $112,506
Overtime: $62,160
Other pay: $11,494
Benefits: $43,484
Total compensation: $229,645
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.66

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,354
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,630

At Fire Department, Kevin Tann serves as a Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.66 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $229,645. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Brian Lambrechts

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,536

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $148,708
Overtime: $12,334
Other pay: $18,763
Benefits: $49,731
Total compensation: $229,536
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.28

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,354
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,540

At Fire Department, Brian Lambrechts serves as a Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.28 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $229,536. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Clifton Nguyen

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,430

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $111,354
Overtime: $76,265
Other pay: $3,323
Benefits: $38,487
Total compensation: $229,430
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.46

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,425
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,699

At Fire Department, Clifton Nguyen serves as a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.46 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $229,430. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Janet Oteiza

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,179

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $157,495
Overtime: $12,179
Other pay: $13,486
Benefits: $46,018
Total compensation: $229,179
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.05

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,258
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,533

Janet Oteiza holds the role of Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.05 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $229,179. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Scott Doonan

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$229,103

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $147,913
Overtime: $2,587
Other pay: $29,539
Benefits: $49,064
Total compensation: $229,103
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.15

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $21,987
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,425

Scott Doonan holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 1.15 FTE. In 2025, their total compensation was $229,103. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Edwin Hao

Is Engineer-Journey/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$228,949

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $158,787
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $14,856
Benefits: $55,305
Total compensation: $228,949
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,546
Job Code: 1042
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $13,181

Edwin Hao holds the role of Is Engineer-Journey at Fire Department within Information Systems. Their status is permanent civil service. In 2025, their total compensation was $228,949. They are represented by Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Evan Meehan

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$228,802

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $142,869
Overtime: $21,462
Other pay: $18,433
Benefits: $46,038
Total compensation: $228,802
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.13

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,907
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,586

At Fire Department, Evan Meehan serves as a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.13 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $228,802. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Alejandra Reyes

Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$228,667

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $138,444
Overtime: $30,196
Other pay: $14,393
Benefits: $45,633
Total compensation: $228,667
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.32

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $20,583
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,543

Alejandra Reyes is a Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.32 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $228,667. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Randey Peterson

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$228,472

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $146,991
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $30,714
Benefits: $50,766
Total compensation: $228,472
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.2

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $23,093
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,283

At Fire Department, Randey Peterson serves as a Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.2 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $228,472. Union affiliation: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Gemma Johnson

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$228,292

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $157,649
Overtime: $7,172
Other pay: $17,189
Benefits: $46,282
Total compensation: $228,292
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.02

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,277
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,563

Gemma Johnson is a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.02 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $228,292. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Heyward Hare

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$227,961

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $155,301
Overtime: $11,436
Other pay: $15,645
Benefits: $45,578
Total compensation: $227,961
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1.03

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $18,982
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $2,509

At Fire Department, Heyward Hare serves as a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 1.03 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $227,961. Union affiliation: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.