RealWage

CAL FIRE Local 2881 Bargaining Unit M08 Raise Victories

Every unit-wide salary adjustment on record for Bargaining Unit M08.

13 unit-wide adjustments recorded from 1991 to 2025.

Every unit-wide salary adjustment on record.
YearEffective dateAdjustmentAmountSource
2025October 1, 2025General Salary Adjustment2.5%Pay Letter 25-33
2023July 1, 2023General Salary Adjustment2.0%Pay Letter 23-23
January 1, 2023General Salary Adjustment2.0%Pay Letter 23-05
2022July 1, 2022General Salary Adjustment2.5%Pay Letter 23-03
2021July 1, 2021General Salary Adjustment2.5%Pay Letter 21-30
2016October 1, 2016General Salary Adjustment3.0%Pay Letter 16-20
2003October 1, 2003General Salary Adjustment5.0%PML 2003-040: retirement final-comp date 2003-07-01; companion PLP -5% is a separate leave event; excludes type-L statutory and bare E
2000September 1, 2000General Salary Adjustment4.0%PML 99-038: second-phase 4%
1999July 1, 1999General Salary Adjustment4.0%PML 99-038: supersedes 99-029 general 2.5% line
June 30, 1999General Salary Adjustment2.0%PML 99-029: eff June 30 1999 close of business
1994January 1, 1994General Salary Adjustment5.0%PML 92-82: 1992-95 excluded program; 5% GSI for civil-service managers and supervisors
1992July 1, 1992Salary restoration5.0%PML 92-82: Reverses the 1991-92 salary reduction: ranges restored to their pre-cut level, not a raise. Take-home pay stayed reduced under the Personal Leave Program. Full provenance in research/salary_reduction_program_1991.md.
1991July 1, 1991Salary reduction-4.76%PML 92-101: 1991-92 Salary Reduction Program: manager ranges cut 4.76% effective July 1, 1991. Full provenance in research/salary_reduction_program_1991.md.

Adjustments for single classifications

18 special salary adjustments went to 2 classifications in this unit between 2017 and 2025. They raise one class at a time and leave the rest of the unit where it was.

The most recent adjustments for single classifications in Bargaining Unit M08.
Effective dateClassificationAmount
October 31, 2025UNIT CHIEF8.0%
October 31, 2025FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATOR8.0%
November 1, 2024UNIT CHIEF4.07%
November 1, 2024FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATOR4.07%
January 1, 2022UNIT CHIEF2.62%
January 1, 2022FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATOR2.62%
July 1, 2021UNIT CHIEF2.0%
July 1, 2021FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATOR2.0%
July 1, 2020UNIT CHIEF1.95%
July 1, 2020FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION ADMINISTRATOR1.95%

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.