Originally Posted by
Firefighterpilo
Honesty here in California. Easily yes to both with a pension. I cleared well over $100,000 my second year as a firefighter/paramedic and most our captains make $300,000 with OT. That’s with out gaming the system.
All of our pay is public info at transparent California.com. Look at various fire depts to see what many guys doing this make. It was the number factor that made me switch from airlines to this career, and of course stability.
I'm glad to hear this. Nothing against us pilots, but while it doesn't require nearly as much financial investment, being a firefighter is far more dangerous, more difficult, and and more important than being an airline pilot. Compensation rarely has anything to do with how important a job is, but I'm glad to hear the firefighters there are being compensated as well as we are. You guys deserve it.