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

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Matthew Bean

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$23,783

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $1,584
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,821
Benefits: $19,378
Total compensation: $23,783
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $19,059
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $58

Matthew Bean works as a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service. Matthew earned $23,783 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Christopher Yamamura

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$23,238

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $16,854
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,034
Benefits: $5,350
Total compensation: $23,238
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.13

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,291
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $252

Christopher Yamamura holds the role of Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.13 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $23,238. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Kyle Merkins

Lieutenant, Fire Suppression/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$23,011

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,682
Benefits: $329
Total compensation: $23,011
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Job Code: H020
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $329
Total Salary: $22,682

At Fire Department, Kyle Merkins serves as a Lieutenant, Fire Suppression within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service. Their 2024 pay totaled $23,011. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Brice Peoples

Lieutenant, Fire Suppression/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$22,436

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $1,806
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,818
Benefits: $1,813
Total compensation: $22,436
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,196
Job Code: H020
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $298

Brice Peoples works as a Lieutenant, Fire Suppression for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service. Brice earned $22,436 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Samsoor Samim

Is Engineer-Journey/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$21,271

Sub-department: Information Systems
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $15,512
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $5,760
Total compensation: $21,271
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.12

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,159
Job Code: 1042
Job Family Code: 1000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,167

Samsoor Samim is a Is Engineer-Journey at Fire Department within Information Systems. They work permanent civil service, 0.12 FTE. 2024 total compensation came to $21,271. Their bargaining unit is Prof & Tech Eng, Local 21.

Kjell Harshman

Inspector Fire Department/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$21,135

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $19,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $1,474
Total compensation: $21,135
Employment type: Temporary Exempt
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.11

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Job Code: H004
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,474
Total Salary: $19,661

At Fire Department, Kjell Harshman serves as a Inspector Fire Department within Fire Services. They work temporary exempt, 0.11 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $21,135. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Eileen Needham

Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$21,108

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $15,004
Overtime: $528
Other pay: $1,350
Benefits: $4,225
Total compensation: $21,108
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $1,578
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $240

At Fire Department, Eileen Needham serves as a Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service. Their 2024 pay totaled $21,108. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Mitchell Laurio

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$20,665

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $15,958
Overtime: $735
Other pay: $1,282
Benefits: $2,691
Total compensation: $20,665
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.15

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $255
Retirement Contribution: $2,435

Mitchell Laurio works as a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.15 FTE. Mitchell earned $20,665 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Marli Valbuena

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$20,047

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $14,492
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $34
Benefits: $5,522
Total compensation: $20,047
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.12

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,370
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,082

At Fire Department, Marli Valbuena serves as a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.12 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $20,047. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Tessa Leaea

Firefighter/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$19,729

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $13,927
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $5,802
Total compensation: $19,729
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.15

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $2,667
Job Code: H002
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $1,018

Tessa Leaea holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service, 0.15 FTE. In 2024, their total compensation was $19,729. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.