RealWage

CAL FIRE Local 2881 Bargaining Unit S08 Raise Victories

Every unit-wide salary adjustment on record for Bargaining Unit S08.

23 unit-wide adjustments recorded from 1980 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
2015July 1, 2015General Salary Adjustment2.0%Pay scale record
2012January 1, 2012General Salary Adjustment Top step only4.0%Pay scale record
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
1995January 1, 1995General Salary Adjustment3.0%Pay scale record
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.
1991October 1, 1991Salary reduction-4.76%PML 92-101: 1991-92 Salary Reduction Program: supervisor ranges cut 4.76% effective October 1, 1991. Full provenance in research/salary_reduction_program_1991.md.
January 1, 1991General Salary Adjustment5.0%Pay scale record
1989June 1, 1989General Salary Adjustment6.0%Pay scale record
1986July 1, 1986General Salary Adjustment5.0%Pay scale record
1985July 1, 1985General Salary Adjustment6.0%Pay scale record
1984January 1, 1984General Salary Adjustment6.0%Pay scale record
1981July 1, 1981General Salary Adjustment6.0%Pay scale record
1980July 1, 1980General Salary Adjustment9.7%Pay scale record

Adjustments for single classifications

81 special salary adjustments went to 8 classifications in this unit between 1984 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 S08.
Effective dateClassificationAmount
October 31, 2025SENIOR FORESTRY EQUIPMENT MANAGER8.0%
October 31, 2025FORESTRY EQUIPMENT MANAGER II8.0%
October 31, 2025FORESTRY EQUIPMENT MANAGER I8.0%
October 31, 2025SENIOR AVIATION OFFICER8.0%
October 31, 2025FORESTER II (SUPERVISORY)8.0%
October 31, 2025FORESTER III8.0%
October 31, 2025ASSISTANT CHIEF8.0%
November 1, 2024SENIOR FORESTRY EQUIPMENT MANAGER4.07%
November 1, 2024FORESTRY EQUIPMENT MANAGER II4.07%
November 1, 2024FORESTRY EQUIPMENT MANAGER I4.07%

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.