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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Andrew Owens

Fire Apparatus Engineer (Paramedic)/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$252,179

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $89,547
Overtime: $117,973
Other pay: $44,659
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $252,179
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $7,342
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121756676
Salary Total: $7,458
Total Pay: $252,179

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Andrew Owens serves as a Fire Apparatus Engineer (Paramedic) within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $252,179. Union affiliation: R08.

Manuel Barriga

Battalion Chief/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$252,039

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $98,327
Overtime: $111,249
Other pay: $42,462
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $252,039
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: San Bernardino
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,078
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423139723007
Salary Total: $8,430
Total Pay: $252,039

Manuel Barriga holds the role of Battalion Chief at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $252,039. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Anthony Gomez

Fire Captain/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$252,020

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $100,004
Overtime: $112,927
Other pay: $39,089
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $252,020
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: 5423121095604
Salary Total: $8,344
Total Pay: $252,020

Anthony Gomez is a Fire Captain at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $252,020. Their bargaining unit is R08.

Mathew Boone

Forester III/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$251,925

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $170,914
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $81,012
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,925
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Sacramento
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $12,837
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5427301041001
Salary Total: $14,881
Total Pay: $251,925

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Mathew Boone serves as a Forester III within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $251,925. Union affiliation: S08.

Nicholas Casci

Unit Chief/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$251,823

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $200,990
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $50,832
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,823
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: M08
Work county: Calaveras
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $14,360
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424181037005
Salary Total: $16,949
Total Pay: $251,823

Nicholas Casci holds the role of Unit Chief at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $251,823. They are represented by M08.

Paul Pumarejo

Battalion Chief/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$251,775

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $110,558
Overtime: $98,232
Other pay: $42,984
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,775
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Fresno
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,930
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5424119723091
Salary Total: $9,303
Total Pay: $251,775

Paul Pumarejo works as a Battalion Chief for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $251,775 in 2025. They are represented by R08.

Nolan Hale

Battalion Chief/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$251,732

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $107,789
Overtime: $102,004
Other pay: $41,939
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,732
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: R08
Work county: Placer
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $8,930
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5422169723007
Salary Total: $9,125
Total Pay: $251,732

Nolan Hale is a Battalion Chief at Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $251,732. Union affiliation: R08.

Jeffrey Veik

Assistant Chief/Forestry and Fire Protection

2023 total comp

$251,681

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $190,023
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $61,658
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,681
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Riverside
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $11,146
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5423121039607
Salary Total: $15,884
Total Pay: $251,681

Jeffrey Veik works as a Assistant Chief for Forestry and Fire Protection within Forestry. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $251,681 in 2023. Union affiliation: S08.

Joshua Kitchens

Assistant Chief/Forestry and Fire Protection

2025 total comp

$251,678

Sub-department: Forestry
Base pay: $116,826
Overtime: $93,743
Other pay: $41,109
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $251,678
Employment type: Full-Time
Union / bargaining unit: S08
Work county: Humboldt
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Pay: $13,005
Cs/csu: Cs
Position Number: 5421111039009
Salary Total: $14,531
Total Pay: $251,678

At Forestry and Fire Protection, Joshua Kitchens serves as a Assistant Chief within Forestry. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $251,678. Union affiliation: S08.