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Fire Chief, Correctional Facility

Class code 8976 · Bargaining Unit S06

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
MonthlyAnnual
$8,770 to $11,039$105,240 to $132,468

Representation

California Correctional Supervisors Organization represents Bargaining Unit S06.

Where these jobs are

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

DepartmentEmployees
Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation24

Against the market

The BLS median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers across all California employers was $127,630 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $105,240 to $132,468 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 R3 Range 3 designation — refer to applicable classification specification.

Pay scale effective . Payroll data through 2025.