Benefits/Salaries

The Tucson Fire Department offers many employee benefits, including the following:

• Recruit salary: $17.09 per hour, $2,962 per month (while in academy)
• Upon Academy completion: $41,845 annually
• A ten-step pay plan for the rank of firefighter reaches its maximum at $54,832 annually
• 13 days paid sick leave per year
• 13 days paid vacation per year
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• 25-year retirement plan
• Opportunities to participate in deferred compensation plans
• Uniform and household allowances
• Tuition reimbursement for college courses
• Paid military leave
• On-duty physical exercise program

Sample (Estimated) Salaries per year