Southern Marin Fire Protection District firefighter salary, 2025

Southern Marin Fire Protection District is a fire protection district in Marin County. 12 people worked as firefighters for Southern Marin Fire Protection District in 2025. Southern Marin Fire Protection District reported no official pay range for these positions, so we can't tell who worked the full year and show no pay figures.

What does Southern Marin Fire Protection District pay its firefighters?

Official pay range1

Not reported

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

Average total pay, full-year firefighters1

Not reported

12 firefighters in all; full-year count unknown (no official ranges).

Median total pay
Not reported
the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
Overtime
Not reported
average per full-year firefighter
Starting salary
Not reported
no official range reported
Average pay rank
Not reported
no average to rank

What does each firefighter title at Southern Marin 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/Paramedic Step 2Range not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported
  2. Firefighter/Paramedic Step 3Range not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported
  3. Firefighter 4Range not reported · 6 people
    Not reported
  4. Firefighter 5Range not reported · fewer than 5 people
    Not reported

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 Southern Marin 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

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Engineers40Not reportedNot reported
Captains16Not reportedNot reported

What do firefighters earn around Southern Marin Fire Protection District?

Average total pay of full-year firefighters across Marin County and across California. Southern Marin Fire Protection District's own average isn't shown: it reported no official pay range, so the full-year rule can't be applied.1

Full-year firefighters across Marin County earned an average of $198,701 in 2025, $12,578 more than the California average.

Average firefighter pay in Marin County compared to nearby counties

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

Marin County Shades match the state map.

Pension and health cover at Southern Marin 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 Southern Marin Fire Protection District's firefighters
Employer pension contribution
Not reported
average per year
Health, dental and vision
Not reported
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about firefighter pay at Southern Marin Fire Protection District

Why is there no average firefighter salary for Southern Marin Fire Protection District?

Southern Marin Fire Protection District reported no official pay range for its firefighter positions in 2025. Without a range we can't tell who worked the full year, so the page shows no pay figures.

What pension do firefighters at Southern Marin Fire Protection District get?

The most common pension formula among Southern Marin Fire Protection District's firefighters is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the agency.

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Sources for the Southern Marin Fire Protection District figures

Every person who held a firefighter position at Southern Marin 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 Southern Marin Fire Protection District.

How we read the data