Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District firefighter salary, 2025
Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District is a fire protection district in Santa Barbara County. 14 people worked as firefighters for Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $207,715, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District?
Official pay range1
$108,918 to $124,602
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 14 of 14 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District's firefighters (11 of 14) hold the title Firefighter-Paramedic, with an official range of $119,810 to $124,602. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $219,735, $95,133 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $212,370
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $67,031
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $108,918
- bottom of the Firefighter range
- Average pay rank
- 32nd
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- FirefighterFewer than 5
- Firefighter-Paramedic$219,735
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer and captain pay at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District
Ranks above firefighter, kept out of the firefighter figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each rank's official range. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | 14 | $108,918 to $124,602 | $207,715 |
| Engineers | 6 | $125,408 to $130,425 | $228,523 |
| Captains | 7 | $144,441 to $150,219 | $275,681 |
Full-year captains averaged $275,681, $67,966 more than firefighters.
Does Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District pay firefighters more than other employers in Santa Barbara County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District$207,715
- All employers in Santa Barbara County$179,729
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District earned $27,986 more than the Santa Barbara County average and $21,592 more than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Santa Barbara County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Santa Barbara County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District ranks 32nd of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
The 6 employers in Santa Barbara County
Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District ranks 2nd of 6, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $172,358
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District
As reported by the agency. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year firefighter, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 57
- the most common formula among Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $73,214
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,474
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District
What is the average firefighter salary at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District?
Firefighters at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District who worked the full year earned an average of $207,715 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $212,370: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $108,918 to $124,602.
How much overtime do firefighters at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $67,031 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $70,781: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District?
$108,918 a year: the bottom of the official range for Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District's Firefighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $207,715 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District?
Full-year captains at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District averaged $275,681 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $144,441 to $150,219.
What pension do firefighters at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District get?
The most common pension formula among Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $73,214 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Carpinteria - Summerland Fire Protection District.