PAY & BENEFITS

firefighter in helmet with oxygen mask

Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services offers competitive pay and benefits.

Compensation

Starting Salary

$50,377

Education Incentive Pay

$1,000 Associates Degree
$2,000 Bachelors Degree
$3,000 Masters Degree

Lateral Firefighters

Lateral firefighters will receive credit for years of service.

Specialty Incentive

Paramedic and Specialty Unit (Technical Rescue, HazMat, Med Ops) pay incentive available.

Sign-on Incentive

$8,000 sign-on incentive for qualified lateral firefighters, EMTs and paramedics
$4,000 sign-on incentive for non-lateral hires

Benefits

Eligible for health and dental coverage, retirement plan, life insurance, long term disability insurance, and deferred compensation.

Additional Benefits Available to Firefighters

State of Georgia Firefighters' Pension Fund
Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services Death Benefit Fund
Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services Flower Fund
Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services Benevolent Fund

Leave

Paid Vacation Leave

13 days per year / 1 year of service
15 days per year / 5 years of service
20 days per year / 10 years of service
22 days per year / 15 years of service
25 days per year / 20 years of service

Holidays

11 paid holidays per year

Paid Sick Leave

Accumulates at 4.0 hours per biweekly

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Employees are eligible for 6 weeks paid leave.

Paid Military Leave

Up to 18 days per year

Bereavement Leave Policy

Full time employees will receive up to [3] days of bereavement leave with pay for [24] hours. Employees working in part time positions shall be eligible for bereavement leave equal to [3] part time days off with pay.