Penn Valley Fire Protection District firefighter salary, 2025

Penn Valley Fire Protection District is a fire protection district in Nevada County. 11 people worked as firefighters for Penn Valley Fire Protection District in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $97,666, overtime included.

What is the average firefighter salary at Penn Valley Fire Protection District?

Official pay range1

$56,638 to $82,905

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

Average total pay, full-year firefighters1

$97,666

average base pay $67,489

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

Median total pay
$96,458
the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$30,177
average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary
$56,638
bottom of the Firefighter Emt range
Average pay rank
189th
of 202 California employers

What does each firefighter title at Penn Valley 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

  1. Firefighter Emt$56,638 to $67,595 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Firefighter Paramedic$71,798 to $82,905 · 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 Penn Valley Fire Protection District pay firefighters more than other employers in Nevada County?

Average total pay of full-year firefighters: Penn Valley Fire Protection District next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1

Full-year firefighters at Penn Valley Fire Protection District earned $31,690 less than the Nevada County average and $88,457 less than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in Nevada County compared to nearby counties

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

Nevada County Shades match the state map.

Where does Penn Valley 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

Penn Valley Fire Protection District ranks 189th of 202, below the middle employer.

Penn Valley Fire Protection District
$100k$150k$200k$250k

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 Penn Valley 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% at 57
the most common formula among Penn Valley Fire Protection District's firefighters
Employer pension contribution
$8,120
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$9,598
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Penn Valley Fire Protection District

What is the average firefighter salary at Penn Valley Fire Protection District?

Firefighters at Penn Valley Fire Protection District who worked the full year earned an average of $97,666 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $96,458: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $56,638 to $82,905.

How much overtime do firefighters at Penn Valley Fire Protection District earn?

Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $30,177 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $27,871: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Penn Valley Fire Protection District?

$56,638 a year: the bottom of the official range for Penn Valley Fire Protection District's Firefighter Emt title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $97,666 in total pay.

What pension do firefighters at Penn Valley Fire Protection District get?

The most common pension formula among Penn Valley Fire Protection District's firefighters is 2% at 57, as reported by the agency. The employer paid an average of $8,120 a year into the pension plan.

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Sources for the Penn Valley Fire Protection District figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Penn Valley 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.

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

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