How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $105,440 and the 90th percentile is $222,990. The difference is $117,550, which is 68.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $131,500 to the 75th at $219,420, covers $87,920.

The mean annual wage is $173,940, which sits above the median of $171,740. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA median is 83.6% higher than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $155,529, which is 66.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 34.6% higher than the California median of $127,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is 110.423, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $171,740 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $155,529 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ranks 2nd of 17 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is 36 miles away, with a median of $111,560 and employment of 50. That median is 35% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,514, against $155,529 here.
• Salinas, CA is 46 miles away, with a median of $107,830 and employment of 220. That median is 37.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,889, against $155,529 here.
• Modesto, CA is 50 miles away, with a median of $106,930 and employment of 100. That median is 37.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $102,711, against $155,529 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (210 of 1,134,970). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.29 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.