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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Christopher Whitsitt

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$38,768

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $25,573
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,303
Benefits: $11,892
Total compensation: $38,768
Employment type: Permanent Civil Service
Union / bargaining unit: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.17

Source-specific fields

Data As Of: Jun 14, 2026
Data Loaded At: Jun 15, 2026
Department Code: FIR
Health and Dental Benefits: $7,650
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $374

Christopher Whitsitt is a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire Services. They work permanent civil service, 0.17 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $38,768. Union affiliation: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Mark O'Hara

Inspector Fire Department/Fire Department

2024 total comp

$38,446

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $10,496
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,372
Benefits: $4,579
Total compensation: $38,446
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: $2,273
Job Code: H004
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $481

Mark O'Hara works as a Inspector Fire Department for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service. Mark earned $38,446 in 2024. They are represented by Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.

Clark Irey

Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$38,386

Sub-department: Fire Services
Organization group: Public Protection
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,190
Benefits: $36,196
Total compensation: $38,386
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: $36,164
Job Code: H003
Job Family Code: H000
Organization Group Code: Public Protection
Other Benefits: $32

Clark Irey works as a Emt/Paramedic/Firefighter for Fire Department within Fire Services. Their status is permanent civil service. Clark earned $38,386 in 2025. Union affiliation: Firefighters,Local 798, Unit 1.