Lake County Fire Protection District firefighter salary, 2025
Lake County Fire Protection District is a fire protection district in Lake County. 14 people worked as firefighters for Lake County Fire Protection District in 2025. Fewer than 5 of them worked the full year, so there is no average that wouldn't describe individual people. The official range for its firefighter titles runs from $70,005 to $79,885.
What does Lake County Fire Protection District pay its firefighters?
Official pay range1
$70,005 to $79,885
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Average total pay, full-year firefighters1
Fewer than 5
14 firefighters in all, 4 of them full-year: too few for an average.
- Median total pay
- Fewer than 5
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- Fewer than 5
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $70,005
- bottom of the Firefighter EMT range
- Average pay rank
- Fewer than 5
- too few full-year staff to rank
What does each firefighter title at Lake County 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
- Firefighter EMTFewer than 5
- Firefighter ParamedicFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire captain pay at Lake County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captains | 5 | $97,095 to $103,009 | Fewer than 5 |
What do firefighters earn around Lake County Fire Protection District?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across Lake County and across California. Lake County Fire Protection District's own average isn't shown: fewer than 5 of its firefighters worked the full year.1
- All employers in Lake County$100,238
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters across Lake County earned an average of $100,238 in 2025, $85,885 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Lake County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Lake County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Napa County$211,876 average, 2 employers$111,638 more than Lake County
- Sonoma County$166,351 average, 7 employers$66,113 more than Lake County
- Yolo County$145,914 average, 4 employers$45,676 more than Lake County
- Mendocino County$98,642 average, 2 employers$1,596 less than Lake County
- Colusa CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Colusa County has a page here.
- Glenn CountyNo employerNo firefighter employer in Glenn County has a page here.
Pension and health cover at Lake County 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 Lake County Fire Protection District's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- Fewer than 5
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- Fewer than 5
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at Lake County Fire Protection District
Why is there no average firefighter salary for Lake County Fire Protection District?
14 people worked as firefighters for Lake County Fire Protection District in 2025, but fewer than 5 of them worked the full year. Every figure on Public Paycheck covers at least 5 people, so none describes one person.
What is the pay range for a firefighter at Lake County Fire Protection District?
The official range across Lake County Fire Protection District's firefighter titles runs from $70,005 to $79,885 in 2025. For comparison, full-year firefighters across Lake County earned an average of $100,238.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Lake County Fire Protection District?
$70,005 a year: the bottom of the official range for Lake County Fire Protection District's Firefighter EMT title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime.
How much does a fire captain make at Lake County Fire Protection District?
The official range for captains at Lake County Fire Protection District runs from $97,095 to $103,009 in 2025. Too few worked the full year for an average.
What pension do firefighters at Lake County Fire Protection District get?
The most common pension formula among Lake County Fire Protection District's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency.
More salaries in Lake County
Sources for the Lake County Fire Protection District figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at Lake County 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 Lake County Fire Protection District.