Coalinga firefighter salary, 2025

Coalinga is a city in Fresno County. 11 people worked as firefighters for Coalinga in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $119,036, overtime included.

What is the average firefighter salary at Coalinga?

Official pay range1

$61,169 to $86,071

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title

Average total pay, full-year firefighters1

$119,036

average base pay $71,753

Based on the 7 of 11 firefighters who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$114,579
the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$44,031
average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary
$61,169
bottom of the Firefighter/Emt range
Average pay rank
171st
of 202 California employers

What does each firefighter title at Coalinga 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

  1. Firefighter/Emt$61,169 to $78,069 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Firefighter/Paramedic$67,439 to $86,071 · 7 people
    Fewer than 5

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Coalinga pay firefighters more than other employers in Fresno County?

Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Coalinga next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year firefighters at Coalinga earned $11,476 less than the Fresno County average and $67,087 less than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in Fresno County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Fresno County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Fresno County Shades match the state map.

Where does Coalinga rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1

All 202 California employers

Coalinga ranks 171st of 202, below the middle employer.

Coalinga
$100k$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $169,232

The 5 employers in Fresno County

Coalinga ranks 3rd of 5, level with the middle employer.

Coalinga
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $119,036

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 Coalinga

As reported by the city. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year firefighter, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2% at 57
the most common formula among Coalinga's firefighters
Employer pension contribution
$8,566
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,663
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Coalinga

What is the average firefighter salary at Coalinga?

Firefighters at Coalinga who worked the full year earned an average of $119,036 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $114,579: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $61,169 to $86,071.

How much overtime do firefighters at Coalinga earn?

Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $44,031 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $44,524: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Coalinga?

$61,169 a year: the bottom of the official range for Coalinga's Firefighter/Emt title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $119,036 in total pay.

What pension do firefighters at Coalinga get?

The most common pension formula among Coalinga's firefighters is 2% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $8,566 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Fresno County

Sources for the Coalinga figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Coalinga 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Coalinga.

How we read the data