RealWage

Senior Arson and Bomb Investigator

Class code 9015 · Bargaining Unit S07

Authorized salary ranges

What CalHR authorizes this class to be paid.
MonthlyAnnual
$8,504 to $11,814$102,048 to $141,768

Representation

California Statewide Law Enforcement Association represents Bargaining Unit S07.

Where these jobs are

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

DepartmentEmployees
Forestry & Fire Protection, California Department of1

Against the market

The BLS median wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators across all California employers was $99,230 a year in 2025. This classification is authorized from $102,048 to $141,768 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.