Sanger firefighter salary, 2025

Sanger is a city in Fresno County. 15 people worked as firefighters for Sanger in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $89,499, overtime included.

What is the average firefighter salary at Sanger?

Official pay range1

$53,556 to $73,524

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

Average total pay, full-year firefighters1

$89,499

average base pay $60,679

Based on the 7 of 15 firefighters who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$79,764
the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$18,728
average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary
$53,556
bottom of the Firefighter I range
Average pay rank
194th
of 202 California employers

What does each firefighter title at Sanger 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 I$53,556 to $65,112 · 9 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Firefighter II$60,480 to $73,524 · 6 people
    $95,645

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Sanger pay firefighters more than other employers in Fresno County?

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

Full-year firefighters at Sanger earned $41,013 less than the Fresno County average and $96,624 less than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in Fresno County compared to nearby counties

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

Fresno County Shades match the state map.

Where does Sanger rank among California employers?

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

All 202 California employers

Sanger ranks 194th of 202, below the middle employer.

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

Middle employer: $169,232

The 5 employers in Fresno County

Sanger ranks 4th of 5, below the middle employer.

Sanger
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k$180k

Middle employer: $119,036

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 Sanger

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 Sanger's firefighters
Employer pension contribution
$9,562
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$16,747
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Sanger

What is the average firefighter salary at Sanger?

Firefighters at Sanger who worked the full year earned an average of $89,499 in 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $79,764: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $53,556 to $73,524.

How much overtime do firefighters at Sanger earn?

Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $18,728 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,492: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a firefighter at Sanger?

$53,556 a year: the bottom of the official range for Sanger's Firefighter I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $89,499 in total pay.

What pension do firefighters at Sanger get?

The most common pension formula among Sanger's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the city. The employer paid an average of $9,562 a year into the pension plan.

More salaries in Fresno County

Sources for the Sanger figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Sanger 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 Sanger.

How we read the data