New contract, big pay boost for S.F. firefighters

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

New contract, big pay boost for S.F. firefighters

SAN FRANCISCO (Map, News) - San Francisco firefighters are set to receive a 24 percent salary pay raise over a four-year period, according to new contract terms.

The contract gives the 1,726 members of the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union — which includes such commanding ranks as captain — an increase similar to the 23 percent pay hike recently approved for San Francisco police officers. The contract for firefighters expired June 30.

The base pay for a firefighter ranges from $61,438 to $86,008, according to the Fire Department’s Web site. With the 25 percent increase, by 2011, salaries will have jumped an additional $15,359 to $21,502, pushing many firefighters’ wages over $100,000 — without overtime.

The Fire Department spends approximately $139 million on salaries — not including benefits — for firefighters. The new Memorandum of Understanding would increase that amount by $6.1 million this new fiscal year and — with an effective increase of about 6 percent each year — add $44 million to the department’s budget by fiscal year 2010-11, according to the City Controller’s Office.

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