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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers salary in California

The median first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers in California earns $127,630 a year, 36% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,464 a month.

10th percentile
$80,910
25th percentile
$100,450
Median percentile
$127,630
75th percentile
$169,380
90th percentile
$204,160

Based on 8,170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$89,567 take-home a year
Gross pay$127,630
Federal income tax−$19,365
Social Security + Medicare−$9,764
California income tax (approx.)−$8,934
Monthly take-home$7,464
Every two weeks$3,445

Does it go far here?

$115,273Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers salaries · Take-home pay in California