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Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists salary in California

The median forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in California earns $97,370 a year, 71% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,876 a month.

10th percentile
$56,790
25th percentile
$71,880
Median percentile
$97,370
75th percentile
$124,060
90th percentile
$169,670

Based on 480 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

$70,514 take-home a year
Gross pay$97,370
Federal income tax−$12,591
Social Security + Medicare−$7,449
California income tax (approx.)−$6,816
Monthly take-home$5,876
Every two weeks$2,712

Does it go far here?

$87,943Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
35%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 forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists salaries · Take-home pay in California