City of San Jose / Fire
Agency file
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.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
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.
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 $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).
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
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Fire Prevention Inspector/Fire
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Lawrence Mitchell holds the role of Fire Prevention Inspector at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $307,549.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Jon Olson holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $306,912.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Jason Blinn is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $306,734.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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At Fire, Jeffrey Alvarado serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $306,586.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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At Fire, Mario-Andre Martins serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $306,531.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Pablo Polidoro is a Fire Engineer at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $306,440.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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Aaron Aguilar is a Fire Fighter at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $305,968.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Lars Melodia is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $305,929.
Fire Prevention Inspector/Fire
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David Yee holds the role of Fire Prevention Inspector at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $305,746.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Joshua Ellis holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $305,648.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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James Young works as a Fire Engineer for Fire. James earned $305,138 in 2025.
Fire Prevention Inspector/Fire
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Luke Goodrich is a Fire Prevention Inspector at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $304,741.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Patrick Hayes is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $304,723.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Vivian Lo is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $304,620.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Daniel Crespin is a Fire Engineer at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $304,328.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Ivan Toruno holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $304,239.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Lawrence Chua works as a Fire Captain for Fire. Lawrence earned $303,995 in 2025.
Fire Prevention Inspector/Fire
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At Fire, Francesco Filippone serves as a Fire Prevention Inspector. Their 2025 pay totaled $303,929.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Christopher Fraser works as a Fire Engineer for Fire. Christopher earned $303,796 in 2025.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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At Fire, Casey Keegan serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2025 pay totaled $303,650.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Sage Pelot works as a Fire Captain for Fire. Sage earned $303,278 in 2025.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Scott Nelson holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $302,598.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Jason Leach works as a Fire Engineer for Fire. Jason earned $302,216 in 2025.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Eric Walker works as a Fire Engineer for Fire. Eric earned $302,202 in 2025.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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Alexander Haferbecker works as a Fire Fighter for Fire. Alexander earned $301,725 in 2025.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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Leonel Martinez is a Fire Fighter at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $301,719.
Fire Prevention Inspector/Fire
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At Fire, James Cook serves as a Fire Prevention Inspector. Their 2025 pay totaled $301,357.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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Xiaolong Ma works as a Fire Fighter for Fire. Xiaolong earned $300,943 in 2025.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Alexander Bruni holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $300,855.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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At Fire, Andrew Gardanier serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $300,721.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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Timothy Avila holds the role of Fire Fighter at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $300,332.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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At Fire, Glen Gardner serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $300,126.
Arson Investigator/Fire
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Laura Martello works as a Arson Investigator for Fire. Laura earned $300,086 in 2025.
Deputy Director U/Fire
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Athena Trede holds the role of Deputy Director U at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $299,939.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Brian Dragges works as a Fire Engineer for Fire. Brian earned $299,597 in 2025.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Darrell Sales holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $299,410.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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At Fire, Nicholas Ramos serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2025 pay totaled $298,993.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Brandon Mcveigh holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $298,965.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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David Mumper is a Fire Fighter at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $298,817.
Arson Investigator/Fire
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At Fire, Matthew Brock serves as a Arson Investigator. Their 2025 pay totaled $298,286.