Fire Department - Fire Lieutenant salary at San Francisco

The average fire department - fire lieutenant salary at San Francisco was $164,152 , which is 55 percent lower than the average salary for this job in California, but 109 percent higher than the national average for this job . Fire Department - Fire Lieutenant salaries at San Francisco typically range from $146,190 to $178,994 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported fire department - fire lieutenant salary was $248,434. There are 170 employees at San Francisco with the job title fire department - fire lieutenant.