Cosumnes Community Services District firefighter salary, 2025
Cosumnes Community Services District is a community services district in Sacramento County. 97 people worked as firefighters for Cosumnes Community Services District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $173,004, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at Cosumnes Community Services District?
Official pay range1
$88,008 to $119,724
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 94 of 97 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of Cosumnes Community Services District's firefighters (97 of 97) hold the title Firefighter, with an official range of $88,008 to $119,724. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $173,004, $53,280 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $170,984
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $50,692
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $88,008
- bottom of the Firefighter range
- Average pay rank
- 94th
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at Cosumnes Community Services 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
- Firefighter$173,004
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer, captain and battalion chief pay at Cosumnes Community Services 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 | 97 | $88,008 to $119,724 | $173,004 |
| Engineers | 30 | $97,020 to $131,988 | $207,567 |
| Captains | 37 | $106,956 to $145,512 | $268,568 |
| Battalion Chiefs | 6 | $168,180 to $214,654 | $288,429 |
Full-year captains averaged $268,568, $95,564 more than firefighters.
Does Cosumnes Community Services District pay firefighters more than other employers in Sacramento County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Cosumnes Community Services District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- Cosumnes Community Services District$173,004
- All employers in Sacramento County$169,199
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at Cosumnes Community Services District earned $3,805 more than the Sacramento County average and $13,119 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Sacramento County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Sacramento County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Contra Costa County$206,299 average, 6 employers$37,100 more than Sacramento County
- Solano County$199,614 average, 5 employers$30,415 more than Sacramento County
- Placer County$153,257 average, 6 employers$15,942 less than Sacramento County
- El Dorado County$146,308 average, 5 employers$22,891 less than Sacramento County
- Yolo County$145,914 average, 4 employers$23,285 less than Sacramento County
- San Joaquin County$127,308 average, 11 employers$41,891 less than Sacramento County
- Amador County$87,218 average, 1 employer$81,981 less than Sacramento County
- Sutter CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Sutter County has a page here.
Where does Cosumnes Community Services District rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
Cosumnes Community Services District ranks 94th of 202, above the middle employer.
Middle employer: $169,232
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 Cosumnes Community Services 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 Cosumnes Community Services District's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $22,044
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $20,157
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Cosumnes Community Services District
What is the average firefighter salary at Cosumnes Community Services District?
Firefighters at Cosumnes Community Services District who worked the full year earned an average of $173,004 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $170,984: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $88,008 to $119,724.
How much overtime do firefighters at Cosumnes Community Services District earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $50,692 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $45,538: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Cosumnes Community Services District?
$88,008 a year: the bottom of the official range for Cosumnes Community Services District's Firefighter title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $173,004 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at Cosumnes Community Services District?
Full-year captains at Cosumnes Community Services District averaged $268,568 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $106,956 to $145,512.
What pension do firefighters at Cosumnes Community Services District get?
The most common pension formula among Cosumnes Community Services District's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $22,044 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Cosumnes Community Services District figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Cosumnes Community Services 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 Cosumnes Community Services District.