Glendale firefighter salary, 2025

Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County. 73 people worked as firefighters for Glendale in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $200,189, overtime included.

What is the average firefighter salary at Glendale?

Official pay range¹

$107,967 to $147,818

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

Average total pay, full-year firefighters¹

$200,189

average base pay $131,060

Based on the 65 of 73 firefighters who worked the full year.

Most of Glendale's firefighters (62 of 73) hold the title Firefighter Paramedic B, with an official range of $116,930 to $146,414. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $198,317, $51,903 above the top of the range.

Median total pay: $195,369; the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime: $63,169; average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary: $107,967; bottom of the Firefighter Paramedic A range
Average pay rank: 46th; of 202 California employers

What does each firefighter title at Glendale 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 Paramedic A$107,967 to $137,820 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Firefighter Paramedic B$116,930 to $146,414 · 62 people
$198,317
Firefighter Paramedic B 40 Hr$116,930 to $146,414 · fewer than 5 people
Fewer than 5
Firefighter Paramedic C$118,050 to $147,818 · 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.

Fire engineer, captain and battalion chief pay at Glendale

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	73	$107,967 to $147,818	$200,189
Engineers	35	$121,525 to $155,093	$234,387
Captains	45	$140,741 to $180,493	$277,489
Battalion Chiefs	9	$180,326 to $235,679	$279,242

Full-year captains averaged $277,489, $77,300 more than firefighters.

Does Glendale pay firefighters more than other employers in Los Angeles County?

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

Glendale$200,189
All employers in Los Angeles County$206,861
All employers in California$186,123

Full-year firefighters at Glendale earned $6,672 less than the Los Angeles County average and $14,066 more than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in Los Angeles County compared to nearby counties

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

Los Angeles County Shades match the state map.

Where does Glendale rank among California employers?

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

All 202 California employers

Glendale ranks 46th of 202, above the middle employer.

Glendale

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

Middle employer: $169,232

The 27 employers in Los Angeles County

Glendale ranks 12th of 27, above the middle employer.

Glendale

$150k$200k$250k

Middle employer: $196,678

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 Glendale

As reported by the city. 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 Glendale's firefighters
Employer pension contribution: $88,579; average per year
Health, dental and vision: $17,180; average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Glendale

What is the average firefighter salary at Glendale?

Firefighters at Glendale who worked the full year earned an average of $200,189 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $195,369: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $107,967 to $147,818.

How much overtime do firefighters at Glendale earn?

Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $63,169 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $58,823: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Glendale?

$107,967 a year: the bottom of the official range for Glendale's Firefighter Paramedic A title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $200,189 in total pay.

How much does a fire captain make at Glendale?

Full-year captains at Glendale averaged $277,489 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $140,741 to $180,493.

What pension do firefighters at Glendale get?

The most common pension formula among Glendale's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $88,579 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Glendale figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Glendale 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 Glendale.

How we read the data