The Los Angeles Fire Department’s (LAFD) new chief Kristin Crowley, who was sworn into the position last month, will have an annual base salary of about $367,000—nearly 8 percent higher than her predecessor.
The LA City Council unanimously approved Crowley’s annual salary April 26, which was recommended by Mayor Eric Garcetti.
Garcetti nominated Crowley—a 22-year LAFD veteran who served as deputy fire chief for five years—to the position shortly after former LAFD fire chief Ralph Terrazas announced his retirement in January.
Crowley’s annual salary is about $27,000 higher than Terrazas’s, according to Transparent California, which researches and publishes salaries for California public officials.
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