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City of San Jose / Fire

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Fire

Source file: City of San Jose — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 858 employees with median total compensation of $270,889; the highest distinct record was $680,090.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$224.6M
Employees
858
Median total
$270,889
Highest record
$680,090

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 858 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($270,889) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$150,155 (57%)
  • Overtime$42,680 (16%)
  • Other$10,749 (4%)
  • Benefits$58,218 (22%)

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
$107,924
$197,502
$270,889
$335,737
$395,618

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $395,618 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $107,924. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fire Fighter
232 · $230,171
Fire Engineer
215 · $287,816
Fire Captain
181 · $352,297
Firefighter Recruit
29 · $46,126
Battalion Chief
26 · $422,208

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.

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Record list

Employees

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Justin Crater

Fire Fighter/Fire

2025 total comp
$269,225
Base pay
$129,727
Overtime
$84,109
Other pay
$6,671
Benefits
$48,719
Total compensation
$269,225

Source-specific fields

Id
1276
Total Cash Compensation
$220,507

Justin Crater is a Fire Fighter at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $269,225.

Robert Mountain

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$269,046
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$9,461
Other pay
$1,867
Benefits
$84,235
Total compensation
$269,046

Source-specific fields

Id
1899
Total Cash Compensation
$184,812

Robert Mountain is a Fire Engineer at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $269,046.

Kerry Robinson

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$268,867
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$53,074
Other pay
$495
Benefits
$41,813
Total compensation
$268,867

Source-specific fields

Id
1181
Total Cash Compensation
$227,053

Kerry Robinson holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $268,867.

Peter Anderson

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$268,036
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$42,116
Other pay
$21,721
Benefits
$30,715
Total compensation
$268,036

Source-specific fields

Id
1037
Total Cash Compensation
$237,321

Peter Anderson is a Fire Engineer at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $268,036.

Brian Clementino

Fire Fighter/Fire

2025 total comp
$268,002
Base pay
$150,645
Overtime
$53,287
Other pay
$7,536
Benefits
$56,534
Total compensation
$268,002

Source-specific fields

Id
1409
Total Cash Compensation
$211,468

At Fire, Brian Clementino serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2025 pay totaled $268,002.

Daniel Lizardo

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$267,255
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$955
Benefits
$92,817
Total compensation
$267,255

Source-specific fields

Id
2140
Total Cash Compensation
$174,439

At Fire, Daniel Lizardo serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $267,255.

Jesse Lawler

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$267,212
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$23,292
Other pay
$15,343
Benefits
$55,093
Total compensation
$267,212

Source-specific fields

Id
1402
Total Cash Compensation
$212,120

Jesse Lawler holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $267,212.

James Doria

Fire Fighter/Fire

2025 total comp
$265,459
Base pay
$156,300
Overtime
$19,168
Other pay
$5,377
Benefits
$84,614
Total compensation
$265,459

Source-specific fields

Id
1984
Total Cash Compensation
$180,845

At Fire, James Doria serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2025 pay totaled $265,459.

Joshua Codemo

Fire Fighter/Fire

2025 total comp
$265,252
Base pay
$128,559
Overtime
$62,697
Other pay
$25,329
Benefits
$48,667
Total compensation
$265,252

Source-specific fields

Id
1325
Total Cash Compensation
$216,585

Joshua Codemo works as a Fire Fighter for Fire. Joshua earned $265,252 in 2025.

Jonathan Bailey

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$265,160
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$24,917
Other pay
$11,514
Benefits
$55,245
Total compensation
$265,160

Source-specific fields

Id
1428
Total Cash Compensation
$209,915

Jonathan Bailey is a Fire Engineer at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $265,160.

Daniel Conner

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$264,774
Base pay
$159,171
Overtime
$63,198
Other pay
$2,695
Benefits
$39,710
Total compensation
$264,774

Source-specific fields

Id
1217
Total Cash Compensation
$225,064

At Fire, Daniel Conner serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $264,774.

Elrick Orfanel

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$264,103
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$14,948
Other pay
$8,607
Benefits
$67,064
Total compensation
$264,103

Source-specific fields

Id
1678
Total Cash Compensation
$197,039

At Fire, Elrick Orfanel serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $264,103.

Ronald Chan

Senr Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$264,077
Base pay
$194,969
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$12,054
Benefits
$57,054
Total compensation
$264,077

Source-specific fields

Id
1474
Total Cash Compensation
$207,023

At Fire, Ronald Chan serves as a Senr Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $264,077.

Julian Molloy

Fire Captain/Fire

2025 total comp
$264,039
Base pay
$122,118
Overtime
$5,290
Other pay
$72,112
Benefits
$64,520
Total compensation
$264,039

Source-specific fields

Id
1632
Total Cash Compensation
$199,519

At Fire, Julian Molloy serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $264,039.

Thanh Nguyen

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$263,986
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$27,857
Other pay
$7,180
Benefits
$55,465
Total compensation
$263,986

Source-specific fields

Id
1453
Total Cash Compensation
$208,521

Thanh Nguyen holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $263,986.

Rocco Francisco

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$263,882
Base pay
$105,450
Overtime
$75,345
Other pay
$24,323
Benefits
$58,764
Total compensation
$263,882

Source-specific fields

Id
1509
Total Cash Compensation
$205,118

At Fire, Rocco Francisco serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $263,882.

David Barmore

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$263,803
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$37,881
Other pay
$21,630
Benefits
$30,808
Total compensation
$263,803

Source-specific fields

Id
1095
Total Cash Compensation
$232,995

David Barmore is a Fire Engineer at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $263,803.

Samuel Prada

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$263,797
Base pay
$171,016
Overtime
$11,426
Other pay
$6,502
Benefits
$74,853
Total compensation
$263,797

Source-specific fields

Id
1834
Total Cash Compensation
$188,944

Samuel Prada holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $263,797.

Corey Filippini

Fire Fighter/Fire

2025 total comp
$263,646
Base pay
$147,459
Overtime
$33,551
Other pay
$2,008
Benefits
$80,627
Total compensation
$263,646

Source-specific fields

Id
1932
Total Cash Compensation
$183,018

Corey Filippini holds the role of Fire Fighter at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $263,646.

Blake Hiatt

Fire Engineer/Fire

2025 total comp
$263,074
Base pay
$173,484
Overtime
$51,233
Other pay
$8,772
Benefits
$29,585
Total compensation
$263,074

Source-specific fields

Id
1082
Total Cash Compensation
$233,489

Blake Hiatt holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $263,074.

Dashiell Oliver

Fire Fighter/Fire

2025 total comp
$263,040
Base pay
$150,645
Overtime
$70,446
Other pay
$4,701
Benefits
$37,248
Total compensation
$263,040

Source-specific fields

Id
1204
Total Cash Compensation
$225,791

Dashiell Oliver works as a Fire Fighter for Fire. Dashiell earned $263,040 in 2025.