This table compares the monthly employer contributions to retirement and health benefits for all the local jurisdictions in our survey and CAL FIRE across all classifications. The survey average monthly combined retirement and health benefits for each classification are as follows: Firefighter II: $9,286, Fire Apparatus Engineer: $9,852, Fire Captain: $10,942, and Battalion Chief: $12,959. The monthly combined retirement and health benefits for each State classification are as follows: Firefighter II: $7,386, Fire Apparatus Engineer: $7,882, Fire Captain, Range A: $8,647, and Battalion Chief: $9,040. The State lead/lag of combined retirement and health by classification are as follows: Firefighter II: -25.7%, Fire Apparatus Engineer: -25.0%, Fire Captain, Range A: -26.5%, Battalion Chief -43.4%.