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Aviation Officer III (Flight Operations)

Class code 1053 · Bargaining Unit R08

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
MonthlyAnnual
$9,276 to $12,032$111,312 to $144,384

Representation

CAL FIRE Local 2881 represents Bargaining Unit R08, Firefighter.

Where these jobs are

4 state employees held this classification in 2025, from State Controller payroll data.

DepartmentEmployees
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of4

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers across all California employers was $353,900 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $111,312 to $144,384 a year.

Footnotes

  • Footnote 01 Used in Pay Letters to designate 12-month probationary period. In the Alphabetic and Schematic Pay Scales Listings, a column is provided for designating the months of the probationary period. (Reinstituted 12/78)
  • Footnote 19 Rule of three ranks certification. (Effective 1/1/79, all open examinations are rule of three ranks per Government Code 19057.1.)
  • Footnote 34 Classes not eligible for Night Shift Differential.
  • Footnote R4 Range 4 designation — refer to applicable classification specification.

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.