Wildland Firefighter Pay in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

2025 Wildland Firefighter Pay Scale by Grade

Wildland Firefighter pay scale listing grades with annual salaries for steps one through ten within the selected locality.
GW Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
GW1$42,457.00$43,882.00$45,292.00$46,699.00$48,108.00$48,932.00$50,331.00$51,738.00$51,794.00$53,110.00
GW2$46,731.00$47,844.00$49,391.00$50,700.00$51,268.00$52,777.00$54,284.00$55,791.00$57,299.00$58,806.00
GW3$49,891.00$51,553.00$53,215.00$54,877.00$56,539.00$58,202.00$59,864.00$61,527.00$63,189.00$64,852.00
GW4$54,768.00$56,594.00$58,421.00$60,248.00$62,074.00$63,901.00$65,727.00$67,554.00$69,381.00$71,207.00
GW5$59,893.00$61,890.00$63,885.00$65,880.00$67,876.00$69,871.00$71,868.00$73,863.00$75,858.00$77,854.00
GW6$65,225.00$67,398.00$69,572.00$71,746.00$73,919.00$76,093.00$78,266.00$80,441.00$82,615.00$84,788.00
GW7$70,767.00$73,126.00$75,486.00$77,846.00$80,205.00$82,565.00$84,924.00$87,284.00$89,643.00$92,003.00
GW8$76,476.00$79,026.00$81,576.00$84,126.00$86,675.00$89,225.00$91,775.00$94,325.00$96,875.00$99,425.00
GW9$82,374.00$85,119.00$87,865.00$90,611.00$93,357.00$96,102.00$98,847.00$101,592.00$104,339.00$107,084.00
GW10$88,405.00$91,352.00$94,298.00$97,245.00$100,191.00$103,137.00$106,084.00$109,030.00$111,977.00$114,923.00
GW11$94,598.00$97,749.00$100,902.00$104,054.00$107,207.00$110,360.00$113,512.00$116,665.00$119,817.00$122,970.00
GW12$110,346.00$114,024.00$117,703.00$121,382.00$125,060.00$128,739.00$132,419.00$136,098.00$139,776.00$143,455.00
GW13$127,605.00$131,859.00$136,112.00$140,366.00$144,620.00$148,873.00$153,127.00$157,380.00$161,634.00$165,888.00
GW14$146,521.00$151,406.00$156,289.00$161,174.00$166,058.00$170,941.00$175,826.00$180,709.00$185,594.00$190,477.00
GW15$169,838.00$175,499.00$181,160.00$186,822.00$192,482.00$195,200.00$195,200.00$195,200.00$195,200.00$195,200.00