IAFF Salary Schedule

City of Alameda – IAFF Local 689 – Salary Schedule

City of Alameda

International Association of Firefighters, Local 689

Effective February 22, 2026

Annual Base Salary

Annual base salary with steps 1 through 7
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 179,952 188,950 198,397 208,317 218,733
4520 Fire Captain 158,459 163,577 168,859
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 148,229
4500 Firefighter 93,598 100,038 107,108 113,804 123,376 129,533 136,126

Holiday-in-Lieu Pay Suppression only — MOU Sec. 16

Holiday-in-Lieu annual pay by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 12,452.70 13,075.34 13,729.10 14,415.56 15,136.34
4520 Fire Captain 10,965.34 11,319.49 11,685.03
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 10,257.47
4500 Firefighter 6,477.00 6,922.64 7,411.89 7,875.24 8,537.60 8,963.71 9,419.92

Paramedic Assistant Differential For all classifications and steps — MOU Sec. 25.11(a)

$5,445.04 / year

Paramedic Differential MOU Sec. 25.11(b)

Paramedic Differential annual pay by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4520 Fire Captain 19,807.00 20,447.00 21,107.00
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 18,529.00
4500 Firefighter 11,700.00 12,505.00 13,389.00 14,225.00 15,422.00 16,192.00 17,016.00

Non-Suppression Office Assignment MOU Sec. 12.7

Non-Suppression Office Assignment annual pay by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4520 Fire Captain 27,730.00 28,626.00 29,550.00
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 25,940.00
4500 Firefighter 16,380.00 17,507.00 18,744.00 19,916.00 21,591.00 22,668.00 23,822.00
MOU Sec. 25.4 — Effective December 2024

Basic — Level 1 (4%)

Career Development Basic Level 1 (4%) by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 7,198.09 7,558.00 7,935.90 8,332.69 8,749.33
4520 Fire Captain 6,338.35 6,543.06 6,754.35
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 5,929.18
4500 Firefighter 3,743.93 4,001.53 4,284.33 4,552.16 4,935.03 5,181.33 5,445.04

Intermediate — Level 2 (4% plus 5%, compounded)

Career Development Intermediate Level 2 (4% + 5% compounded) by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 16,555.62 17,383.40 18,252.57 19,165.19 20,123.46
4520 Fire Captain 14,578.20 15,049.04 15,535.01
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 13,637.11
4500 Firefighter 8,611.04 9,203.51 9,853.95 10,469.97 11,350.57 11,917.06 12,523.59

Advanced — Level 3 (4%, plus 5%, plus 5%, compounded)

Career Development Advanced Level 3 (4% + 5% + 5% compounded) by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 26,381.02 27,700.07 29,085.07 30,539.32 32,066.29
4520 Fire Captain 23,230.04 23,980.32 24,754.70
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 21,730.44
4500 Firefighter 13,721.51 14,665.59 15,702.06 16,683.67 18,086.89 18,989.58 19,956.07
MOU Sec. 11.8 — Effective February 2026

10 Years Service (2%)

Longevity pay at 10 years service (2%) by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 3,599.05 3,779.00 3,967.95 4,166.35 4,374.66
4520 Fire Captain 3,169.17 3,271.53 3,377.18
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 2,964.59
4500 Firefighter 1,871.97 2,000.76 2,142.16 2,276.08 2,467.51 2,590.67 2,722.52

15 Years Service (3%)

Longevity pay at 15 years service (3%) by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 5,398.57 5,668.50 5,951.92 6,249.52 6,562.00
4520 Fire Captain 4,753.76 4,907.30 5,065.76
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 4,446.88
4500 Firefighter 2,807.95 3,001.14 3,213.25 3,414.12 3,701.27 3,886.00 4,083.78

20 Years Service (4%)

Longevity pay at 20 years service (4%) by classification and step
Code Classification Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7
4530 Battalion Chief 7,198.09 7,558.00 7,935.90 8,332.69 8,749.33
4520 Fire Captain 6,338.35 6,543.06 6,754.35
4505 Fire Apparatus Operator 5,929.18
4500 Firefighter 3,743.93 4,001.53 4,284.33 4,552.16 4,935.03 5,181.33 5,445.04

Hourly Differentials For all classifications and steps

Hourly differentials for all classifications and steps
Differential MOU Section Hourly Rate
CARE Team Differential MOU Sec. 25.14 (while so assigned) $4.44092
Ambulance Differential MOU Sec. 25.5 (while so assigned) $3.50599

City of Alameda – IAFF Local 689 – Effective February 22, 2026

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