California / Forestry and Fire Protection

Agency file

Forestry and Fire Protection

Source file: California — State Employee Compensation (SCO Payroll Data Warehouse, CPRA) / ingested Jul 4, 2026

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

In 2025, this agency had 13,250 employees with median total compensation of $111,787; the highest distinct record was $758,255.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $1.6B
Employees: 13,250
Median total: $111,787
Highest record: $758,255

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

-$17,871$275,989+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 13,250 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($111,787) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $67,565 (56%)
Overtime — $29,078 (24%)
Other — $24,792 (20%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

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

$44,634

$77,363

$111,787

$162,642

$207,686

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $207,686 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $44,634. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fire Fighter I

3,835 · $84,139

Fire Captain

2,312 · $178,347

Fire Apparatus Engineer

1,952 · $129,762

Battalion Chief

549 · $207,553

Fire Fighter II

418 · $114,080

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 3 published years.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2023	$1.2B —	12,957 —	$81,412 —
2024	$1.4B ▲ 13.9%	12,674 ▼ 2.2%	$100,761 ▲ 23.8%
2025	$1.6B ▲ 13.6%	13,250 ▲ 4.5%	$111,787 ▲ 10.9%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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Raymond Phelps

Fire Captain/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,849

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $94,577
Overtime: $22,184
Other pay: $37,089
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,849
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121095757
Salary Total: $7,882
Total Pay: $153,849

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Raymond Phelps serves as a Fire Captain within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,849. They are represented by R08.

Nathan Duggie-Carr

Fire Apparatus Engineer (Paramedic)/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,844

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $78,871
Overtime: $35,476
Other pay: $39,497
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,844
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,016
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121756907
Salary Total: $6,841
Total Pay: $153,844

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Nathan Duggie-Carr serves as a Fire Apparatus Engineer (Paramedic) within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,844. Union affiliation: R08.

Brentton Walling

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,830

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $73,738
Overtime: $50,051
Other pay: $30,041
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,830
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,427
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121077850
Salary Total: $6,266
Total Pay: $153,830

Brentton Walling is a Fire Apparatus Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $153,830. Union affiliation: R08.

Robert Westler

Fire Apparatus Engineer (Paramedic)/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,807

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $72,929
Overtime: $44,420
Other pay: $36,458
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,807
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,542
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141756662
Salary Total: $6,378
Total Pay: $153,807

Robert Westler works as a Fire Apparatus Engineer (Paramedic) for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $153,807 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Brandon Adame

Fire Fighter I/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,793

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $57,517
Overtime: $67,241
Other pay: $29,034
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,793
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Merced
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,566
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424141083901
Salary Total: $5,427
Total Pay: $153,793

Brandon Adame works as a Fire Fighter I for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Brandon earned $153,793 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Christi Hunt

Communications Supervisor/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,786

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $90,235
Overtime: $62,161
Other pay: $1,390
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,786
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S07
Work county: Santa Cruz
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,012
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5411171671001
Salary Total: $7,852
Total Pay: $153,786

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Christi Hunt serves as a Communications Supervisor within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,786. They are represented by S07.

Richard Allen

Fire Captain/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,785

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $98,041
Overtime: $17,536
Other pay: $38,208
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,785
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Tehama
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5422151095503
Salary Total: $8,190
Total Pay: $153,785

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Richard Allen serves as a Fire Captain within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,785. Union affiliation: R08.

Randall Mummert

Senior Civil Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,769

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $153,469
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $300
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,769
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S09
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,666
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5410253120005
Salary Total: $13,256
Total Pay: $153,769

Randall Mummert holds the role of Senior Civil Engineer at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $153,769. They are represented by S09.

Brian Henderson

Fire Captain/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,769

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $84,907
Overtime: $35,376
Other pay: $33,486
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,769
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Madera
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,199
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424141095516
Salary Total: $7,169
Total Pay: $153,769

Brian Henderson is a Fire Captain at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $153,769. Union affiliation: R08.

Marie Sager

Communications Operator/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,765

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $88,039
Overtime: $63,448
Other pay: $2,278
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,765
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R07
Work county: Shasta
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,306
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421011670503
Salary Total: $7,379
Total Pay: $153,765

Marie Sager is a Communications Operator at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $153,765. They are represented by R07.

Ty Macadam

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,759

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $80,259
Overtime: $41,688
Other pay: $31,812
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,759
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,856
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121077907
Salary Total: $6,685
Total Pay: $153,759

Ty Macadam 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 $153,759. They are represented by R08.

Colin Carmichael

Fire Captain/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,738

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $92,550
Overtime: $24,950
Other pay: $36,238
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,738
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Placer
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5422161095002
Salary Total: $7,882
Total Pay: $153,738

Colin Carmichael is a Fire Captain at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $153,738. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Rob Black

Fire Fighter II (Paramedic)/Forestry and Fire Protection

2023 total comp

$153,719

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $67,763
Overtime: $32,222
Other pay: $53,735
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,719
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $5,515
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121755742
Salary Total: $5,665
Total Pay: $153,719

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Rob Black serves as a Fire Fighter II (Paramedic) within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $153,719. They are represented by R08.

Kevin Beacham

Fire Captain/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,645

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $91,335
Overtime: $26,427
Other pay: $35,883
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,645
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Mateo
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,694
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421171095612
Salary Total: $7,652
Total Pay: $153,645

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Kevin Beacham serves as a Fire Captain within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,645. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Robert Underwood

Fire Fighter II/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,609

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $72,353
Overtime: $49,697
Other pay: $31,559
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,609
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Diego
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,181
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423141082613
Salary Total: $6,026
Total Pay: $153,609

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Robert Underwood serves as a Fire Fighter II within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,609. They are represented by R08.

Nicholas Camello

Fire Apparatus Engineer/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,570

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $73,630
Overtime: $54,251
Other pay: $25,689
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,570
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Napa
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,443
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421141077531
Salary Total: $6,282
Total Pay: $153,570

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Nicholas Camello serves as a Fire Apparatus Engineer within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $153,570. Union affiliation: R08.

Ryan Hulsey

Heavy Equipment Mechanic/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$153,559

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $76,273
Overtime: $65,634
Other pay: $11,653
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $153,559
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R12
Work county: Mendocino
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $6,723
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5411336834001
Salary Total: $6,521
Total Pay: $153,559

Ryan Hulsey is a Heavy Equipment Mechanic at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $153,559. They are represented by R12.