San Buenaventura firefighter salary, 2025
San Buenaventura is a city in Ventura County. 31 people worked as firefighters for San Buenaventura in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $179,065, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at San Buenaventura?
Official pay range1
$92,529 to $118,093
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 24 of 31 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of San Buenaventura's firefighters (28 of 31) hold the title Firefighter-Paramedic - 56, with an official range of $92,529 to $118,093. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $179,760, $61,667 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $174,580
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $60,333
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $92,529
- bottom of the Firefighter-Paramedic - 40 range
- Average pay rank
- 82nd
- of 202 California employers
What does each firefighter title at San Buenaventura 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 - 40Fewer than 5
- Firefighter-Paramedic - 56$179,760
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire engineer and captain pay at San Buenaventura
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 | 31 | $92,529 to $118,093 | $179,065 |
| Engineers | 21 | $97,156 to $123,998 | $207,382 |
| Captains | 25 | $112,469 to $143,544 | $226,820 |
Full-year captains averaged $226,820, $47,755 more than firefighters.
Does San Buenaventura pay firefighters more than other employers in Ventura County?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: San Buenaventura next to every employer in the county together, and the whole state.1
- San Buenaventura$179,065
- All employers in Ventura County$183,417
- All employers in California$186,123
Full-year firefighters at San Buenaventura earned $4,352 less than the Ventura County average and $7,058 less than the California average.
Average firefighter pay in Ventura County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year firefighters across all employers in each county that borders Ventura County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does San Buenaventura rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year firefighters, by average total pay.1
All 202 California employers
San Buenaventura ranks 82nd 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 San Buenaventura
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 San Buenaventura's firefighters
- Employer pension contribution
- $71,021
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $12,775
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about firefighter pay at San Buenaventura
What is the average firefighter salary at San Buenaventura?
Firefighters at San Buenaventura who worked the full year earned an average of $179,065 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $174,580: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $92,529 to $118,093.
How much overtime do firefighters at San Buenaventura earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $60,333 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $54,666: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at San Buenaventura?
$92,529 a year: the bottom of the official range for San Buenaventura's Firefighter-Paramedic - 40 title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $179,065 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at San Buenaventura?
Full-year captains at San Buenaventura averaged $226,820 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $112,469 to $143,544.
What pension do firefighters at San Buenaventura get?
The most common pension formula among San Buenaventura's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $71,021 a year into the pension plan.
More salaries in Ventura County
- Ventura County$192,279 average total pay
- Oxnard$159,747 average total pay
- Highest firefighter salaries in CaliforniaThe best-paying employers, ranked
- Police officer salaries at San Buenaventura$170,802 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at San Buenaventura$104,464 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at San Buenaventura$109,361 average total pay
- Teacher salaries in Ventura CountyEvery school district's salary schedule
Sources for the San Buenaventura figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at San Buenaventura 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 San Buenaventura.