Posted by Edward Ring at 7:32 am on Sep 21, 2016 Comments Off on Average Costa Mesa Firefighter Makes Nearly $250,000 Per Year. Why? Pensions.
Does that fact have your attention? Because media consultants
insist we preface anything of substance with a hook like this. It
even has the virtue of being true! And now, for those with the
stomach for it, let’s descend into the weeds.
According topayroll and
benefit datareported by the City of Costa Mesa to the
California State Controller, during 2015 the average full-time
firefighter made $240,886. During the same period, the average
full-time police officer in Costa Mesa made $201,330. In both
cases, that includes the cost, on average, for their regular pay,
overtime, “other pay,” the city’s payment to CalPERS for the city’s
share, the city’s payment to CalPERS of a portion of the employee’s
share, and the city’s payments for the employee’shealth and
dental insurance benefits.
And if you think that’s a lot, just wait. Because the payments
CalPERS is demanding from Costa Mesa – and presumably every other
agency that participates in their pension system – are about to go
way up.
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