Job title summary for Kern County
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| Job title | Count | Avg Regular pay | Avg Overtime pay | Avg Other pay | Avg Total pay | Avg Benefits | Avg Total pay & benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Helicopter Pilot | 2 | $91,981.76 | $80,753.95 | $9,124.80 | $181,860.51 | $84,847.02 | $266,707.53 |
| Fire Battalion Chief-C-A | 5 | $113,110.13 | $80,072.91 | $8,831.97 | $202,015.01 | $115,961.41 | $317,976.42 |
| Supervising Fire Helicopter Pilot-C | 1 | $109,525.78 | $77,807.80 | $10,694.11 | $198,027.69 | $108,455.49 | $306,483.18 |
| Wildland Fire Defense Planner - C-A | 1 | $96,686.46 | $72,567.48 | $7,268.99 | $176,522.93 | $85,255.68 | $261,778.61 |
| Fire Captain-A | 1 | $85,778.16 | $71,939.58 | $6,472.70 | $164,190.44 | $94,962.07 | $259,152.51 |
| Supervising Fire Heavy Equipment Specialist | 1 | $115,126.70 | $67,233.00 | $8,114.63 | $190,474.33 | $118,743.61 | $309,217.94 |
| Fire Battalion Chief-C | 19 | $106,491.35 | $64,128.96 | $15,965.54 | $186,585.85 | $115,510.03 | $302,095.87 |
| Fire Engineer-A | 2 | $74,534.98 | $56,081.17 | $7,424.22 | $138,040.37 | $68,663.82 | $206,704.18 |
| Fire Heavy Equipment Specialist II-C | 4 | $91,981.76 | $54,242.70 | $7,333.02 | $153,557.49 | $100,948.00 | $254,505.49 |
| Fire Captain-C | 150 | $91,512.79 | $53,171.99 | $9,016.14 | $153,700.92 | $99,108.15 | $252,809.07 |
| Fire Engineer-C-A | 5 | $84,993.27 | $52,561.37 | $7,760.87 | $145,315.51 | $87,089.59 | $232,405.10 |
| Firefighter-C-A | 5 | $66,520.80 | $49,738.37 | $5,270.06 | $121,529.23 | $63,188.64 | $184,717.87 |
| Fire Captain-C-A | 14 | $94,899.50 | $46,398.82 | $7,104.65 | $148,402.97 | $94,721.86 | $243,124.83 |
| Fire Engineer | 17 | $72,388.51 | $45,622.38 | $6,610.10 | $124,620.99 | $81,159.68 | $205,780.67 |
| Firefighter-A | 2 | $66,425.35 | $45,353.04 | $4,794.84 | $116,573.24 | $79,362.02 | $195,935.26 |
| Firefighter-C | 78 | $68,940.40 | $45,172.98 | $6,058.31 | $120,171.69 | $72,703.41 | $192,875.10 |
| Fire Engineer-C | 136 | $80,016.93 | $43,070.15 | $6,805.47 | $129,892.55 | $85,758.59 | $215,651.14 |
| Firefighter | 26 | $60,581.57 | $42,847.22 | $5,724.72 | $109,153.52 | $66,617.58 | $175,771.10 |
| Supervising Deputy Coroner | 1 | $71,323.72 | $40,801.98 | $8,111.87 | $120,237.57 | $51,627.85 | $171,865.42 |
| Fire Captain | 5 | $81,605.16 | $37,354.44 | $8,062.20 | $127,021.80 | $88,294.86 | $215,316.66 |
| Supervising Aircraft Mechanic | 2 | $80,795.26 | $36,975.51 | $11,156.21 | $128,926.98 | $62,127.62 | $191,054.60 |
| Fire Heavy Equipment Specialist I | 2 | $63,644.58 | $36,047.42 | $5,893.56 | $105,585.56 | $66,482.02 | $172,067.58 |
| Sheriff's Sergeant-C-A | 51 | $95,320.48 | $25,312.27 | $11,278.84 | $131,911.59 | $109,145.88 | $241,057.47 |
| Evidence Technician II-C | 2 | $59,601.36 | $25,204.59 | $19,995.01 | $104,800.96 | $50,296.40 | $155,097.36 |
| Equipment Maintenance Superintendent | 1 | $76,101.48 | $24,586.67 | $12,866.10 | $113,554.25 | $63,633.18 | $177,187.43 |
| Supervising Heavy Equipment Mechanic | 4 | $67,180.10 | $24,269.54 | $8,810.28 | $100,259.92 | $58,355.43 | $158,615.34 |
| Senior Deputy Sheriff-C-A | 63 | $83,932.13 | $24,111.48 | $9,457.88 | $117,501.49 | $95,969.64 | $213,471.14 |
| Deputy Sheriff II-C-A | 115 | $75,680.82 | $21,402.26 | $8,327.85 | $105,410.92 | $85,976.05 | $191,386.97 |
| Deputy Coroner | 7 | $60,219.45 | $21,270.32 | $8,043.04 | $89,532.81 | $39,250.57 | $128,783.39 |
| Senior Deputy Sheriff-C | 5 | $76,040.72 | $20,049.27 | $10,034.73 | $106,124.72 | $78,734.42 | $184,859.14 |
| Deputy Sheriff II-C | 116 | $67,475.64 | $19,789.56 | $8,530.32 | $95,795.52 | $72,207.31 | $168,002.83 |
| Sheriff's Detentions Senior Deputy | 26 | $60,935.50 | $19,431.32 | $7,777.03 | $88,143.85 | $70,924.59 | $159,068.44 |
| Fire Equipment Mechanic | 10 | $53,245.75 | $19,309.58 | $3,519.40 | $76,074.73 | $46,086.04 | $122,160.77 |
| Fire Dispatcher II | 5 | $53,885.37 | $19,109.03 | $9,743.58 | $82,737.98 | $52,889.64 | $135,627.62 |
| Roads Superintendent | 2 | $71,458.00 | $18,932.98 | $7,941.57 | $98,332.56 | $59,655.28 | $157,987.83 |
| Fire Battalion Chief | 1 | $91,749.78 | $18,659.42 | $4,567.04 | $114,976.24 | $77,034.53 | $192,010.77 |
| Sheriff's Detentions Sergeant | 24 | $68,224.44 | $16,330.31 | $8,138.50 | $92,693.24 | $80,999.93 | $173,693.17 |
| Sheriff's Dispatch Supervisor | 5 | $68,826.60 | $16,238.49 | $11,279.00 | $96,344.09 | $58,237.97 | $154,582.06 |
| Deputy Sheriff II | 88 | $57,147.67 | $16,127.36 | $7,870.88 | $81,145.92 | $58,603.68 | $139,749.60 |
| Sheriff's Senior Dispatcher | 7 | $62,220.37 | $15,514.98 | $8,528.37 | $86,263.72 | $51,391.59 | $137,655.31 |
| Supervising Fire Dispatcher | 4 | $66,676.56 | $15,358.23 | $9,484.73 | $91,519.52 | $55,345.35 | $146,864.87 |
| Sheriff's Dispatcher II | 8 | $53,665.39 | $14,940.91 | $6,762.43 | $75,368.73 | $43,285.17 | $118,653.90 |
| Fire Dispatcher I | 8 | $45,261.72 | $14,613.51 | $8,521.70 | $68,396.93 | $35,241.59 | $103,638.52 |
| Sheriff's Detentions Deputy | 217 | $52,796.63 | $14,522.41 | $6,131.16 | $73,450.20 | $60,962.04 | $134,412.24 |
| Aircraft Mechanic | 3 | $56,461.45 | $14,236.68 | $6,760.10 | $77,458.22 | $46,575.64 | $124,033.86 |
| Sheriff's Sergeant-C | 1 | $84,320.38 | $13,609.86 | $8,331.79 | $106,262.03 | $99,317.58 | $205,579.61 |
| Latent Print Examiner | 2 | $66,513.46 | $13,166.81 | $3,155.25 | $82,835.52 | $39,757.93 | $122,593.45 |
| Maintenance Plumber | 2 | $53,141.92 | $12,880.60 | $2,780.70 | $68,803.22 | $39,634.97 | $108,438.19 |
| Identification Technician II | 1 | $45,924.94 | $12,510.67 | $7,155.81 | $65,591.42 | $37,937.57 | $103,528.99 |
| Evidence Technician II | 2 | $51,313.26 | $12,227.48 | $8,399.31 | $71,940.05 | $50,202.50 | $122,142.55 |
Note: The averages are designed to capture only those who have worked a full year, and excludes those who worked on a part-time, seasonal, or partial-year basis.