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 Captain/Fire
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At Fire, Galvin Charekian serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $680,090.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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At Fire, Spencer Piercy serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $674,576.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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Martin Mora is a Fire Engineer at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $603,746.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Matthew Tuttle is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $566,119.
Fire Captain/Fire
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At Fire, Nelson Dawson serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $538,356.
Fire Captain/Fire
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At Fire, Jesse Allread serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $534,106.
Fire Chief U/Fire
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Robert Sapien holds the role of Fire Chief U at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $531,103.
Fire Captain/Fire
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David Thomas holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $525,634.
Battalion Chief/Fire
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At Fire, Josiah Staley serves as a Battalion Chief. Their 2025 pay totaled $517,515.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Kevin Adams is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $516,431.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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At Fire, Mario Lucchesi serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $514,593.
Battalion Chief/Fire
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Joseph Crivello is a Battalion Chief at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $509,881.
Fire Captain/Fire
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At Fire, Troy Hawkins serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $500,002.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Robert Peteghem is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $499,985.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Shad Hall is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $496,853.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Dale Stephens works as a Fire Captain for Fire. Dale earned $492,136 in 2025.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Moises Estrada is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $488,338.
Fire Captain/Fire
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At Fire, Maxwell Magnus serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $482,760.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Francis Ryan holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $481,745.
Battalion Chief/Fire
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At Fire, Shawn Tacklind serves as a Battalion Chief. Their 2025 pay totaled $481,371.
Fire Engineer/Fire
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At Fire, Tom Connelly serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $479,783.
Fire Captain/Fire
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At Fire, Sean Dilloughery serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $479,384.
Fire Captain/Fire
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Joshua Padron works as a Fire Captain for Fire. Joshua earned $472,051 in 2025.
Fire Fighter/Fire
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At Fire, Marco Conde serves as a Fire Fighter. Their 2025 pay totaled $467,258.
Battalion Chief/Fire
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Michael Maas is a Battalion Chief at Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $466,345.
Battalion Chief/Fire
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Brett Maas works as a Battalion Chief for Fire. Brett earned $464,972 in 2025.