California / Forestry and Fire Protection / Fire Apparatus Engineer

Job-title file

Fire Apparatus Engineer

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

2,576 employees hold this title in Forestry and Fire Protection. Median total compensation for the role is $130,725, above the department median of $111,787.

Employees: 2,576
Total payroll: $321.5M
Role median: $130,725
Agency median: $111,787
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$2,724$198,406+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 2,576 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Fire Apparatus Engineer pay vs. California

Across all employers in California, the median wage for Firefighters — about 31,470 people — is $85,120. Forestry and Fire Protection pays a median base salary of $69,468 for this role, 18% below that figure — about the 30th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Forestry and Fire Protection sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$52,390

$65,170

$85,120

$109,620

$136,150

Forestry and Fire Protection median · $69,468

The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Forestry and Fire Protection’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Firefighters — about 345,990 people — is $59,280. Forestry and Fire Protection’s median base salary is 17% above that national figure, about the 64th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,910

$44,490

$59,280

$77,250

$101,040

Forestry and Fire Protection median · $69,468

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 2,694 of 2,885 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Forestry and Fire Protection is $132,927, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Lawrence Edwards Iii

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2024 total comp

$181,880

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $68,651
Overtime: $71,491
Other pay: $41,738
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,880
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,689
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141077667
Salary Total: $6,839
Total Pay: $181,880

Lawrence Edwards Iii works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Lawrence earned $181,880 in 2024. Union affiliation: R08.

John Tomasello

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,868

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $76,692
Overtime: $72,415
Other pay: $32,762
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,868
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,766
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5422721077001
Salary Total: $6,597
Total Pay: $181,868

John Tomasello holds the role of Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $181,868. Their bargaining unit is R08.

William Wilson

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2024 total comp

$181,572

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $65,489
Overtime: $76,068
Other pay: $40,015
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,572
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,503
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423131077505
Salary Total: $6,503
Total Pay: $181,572

William Wilson works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. William earned $181,572 in 2024. Union affiliation: R08.

David Godnick

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,561

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $73,774
Overtime: $76,179
Other pay: $31,609
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,561
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141077513
Salary Total: $6,416
Total Pay: $181,561

David Godnick works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. David earned $181,561 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Christopher Hansen

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,515

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $78,194
Overtime: $72,306
Other pay: $31,016
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,515
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Placer
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,815
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5422521077002
Salary Total: $6,645
Total Pay: $181,515

Christopher Hansen is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $181,515. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Nicholas Marabotto

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,495

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $76,054
Overtime: $75,248
Other pay: $30,193
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,495
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Butte
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,490
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5422111077508
Salary Total: $6,478
Total Pay: $181,495

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Nicholas Marabotto serves as a Fire Apparatus Engineer within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $181,495. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Edward Campos

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,447

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $80,012
Overtime: $69,747
Other pay: $31,688
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,447
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424141077504
Salary Total: $6,685
Total Pay: $181,447

Edward Campos works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Edward earned $181,447 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Tyler Mentges

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2024 total comp

$181,436

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $69,368
Overtime: $68,051
Other pay: $44,017
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,436
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,689
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141077630
Salary Total: $6,689
Total Pay: $181,436

Tyler Mentges is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2024 total compensation came to $181,436. They are represented by R08.

Clayton Wagner

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,364

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $69,384
Overtime: $84,214
Other pay: $27,766
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,364
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,121
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121077528
Salary Total: $5,968
Total Pay: $181,364

Clayton Wagner is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $181,364. Union affiliation: R08.

Tobarie Smith

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2023 total comp

$181,156

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $69,362
Overtime: $66,127
Other pay: $45,667
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,156
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Fresno

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,718
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424111077675
Salary Total: $5,868
Total Pay: $181,156

Tobarie Smith works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Tobarie earned $181,156 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R08.

John Roman

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$181,062

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $80,139
Overtime: $69,179
Other pay: $31,743
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $181,062
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421161077007
Salary Total: $6,685
Total Pay: $181,062

At Forestry and Fire Protection, John Roman serves as a Fire Apparatus Engineer within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $181,062. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Devan Santos

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$180,982

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $73,044
Overtime: $76,630
Other pay: $31,308
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,982
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Monterey
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,444
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424191077518
Salary Total: $6,283
Total Pay: $180,982

Devan Santos works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Devan earned $180,982 in 2025. They are represented by R08.

Jeffery Meyer

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$180,785

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $87,701
Overtime: $58,551
Other pay: $34,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,785
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Napa
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421141077621
Salary Total: $7,315
Total Pay: $180,785

Jeffery Meyer works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Jeffery earned $180,785 in 2025. They are represented by R08.

Roberto Machado

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$180,637

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $76,064
Overtime: $72,048
Other pay: $32,525
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,637
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,766
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141077006
Salary Total: $6,597
Total Pay: $180,637

Roberto Machado is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $180,637. Union affiliation: R08.

Jonathan Warwick

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2024 total comp

$180,526

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $69,543
Overtime: $68,739
Other pay: $42,245
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,526
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,689
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121077507
Salary Total: $6,689
Total Pay: $180,526

Jonathan Warwick works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Jonathan earned $180,526 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Donald Tafoya

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$180,477

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $78,853
Overtime: $70,380
Other pay: $31,245
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,477
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,784
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121077544
Salary Total: $6,764
Total Pay: $180,477

Donald Tafoya holds the role of Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,477. Union affiliation: R08.

Daniel Scheffler

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$180,389

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $77,001
Overtime: $62,506
Other pay: $40,882
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,389
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Mateo

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421171077901
Salary Total: $6,685
Total Pay: $180,389

Daniel Scheffler works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Daniel earned $180,389 in 2025. They are represented by R08.

Robert Scarlett

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$180,319

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $71,372
Overtime: $77,771
Other pay: $31,176
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $180,319
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421111077502
Salary Total: $6,266
Total Pay: $180,319

Robert Scarlett holds the role of Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $180,319. They are represented by R08.

Derek Bosia

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2023 total comp

$179,672

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $61,564
Overtime: $77,227
Other pay: $40,880
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,672
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Monterey
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,294
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424191077502
Salary Total: $5,294
Total Pay: $179,672

Derek Bosia works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Derek earned $179,672 in 2023. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Ryan Taylor

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$179,559

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $81,481
Overtime: $65,840
Other pay: $32,238
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,559
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121077738
Salary Total: $6,835
Total Pay: $179,559

Ryan Taylor is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $179,559. They are represented by R08.

David Juarez

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$179,536

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $69,956
Overtime: $67,444
Other pay: $42,136
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,536
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Santa Clara
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,829
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421161077506
Salary Total: $5,683
Total Pay: $179,536

David Juarez holds the role of Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $179,536. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Andrew Jaramillo

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$179,191

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $76,692
Overtime: $53,714
Other pay: $48,785
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,191
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,766
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141077516
Salary Total: $6,597
Total Pay: $179,191

Andrew Jaramillo holds the role of Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $179,191. They are represented by R08.

Irving Gonzalez Encinas

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$179,015

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $73,044
Overtime: $76,853
Other pay: $29,118
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $179,015
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Mariposa

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,444
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424141077526
Salary Total: $6,283
Total Pay: $179,015

Irving Gonzalez Encinas holds the role of Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $179,015. Union affiliation: R08.

Edward Bravo Jr

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$178,885

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $73,140
Overtime: $76,596
Other pay: $29,149
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,885
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121077678
Salary Total: $6,266
Total Pay: $178,885

Edward Bravo Jr is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $178,885. They are represented by R08.

Brian Cali

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$178,500

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $79,539
Overtime: $65,103
Other pay: $33,858
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $178,500
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141077533
Salary Total: $6,685
Total Pay: $178,500

Brian Cali is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $178,500. They are represented by R08.