A trio of Los Angeles city firefighters have earned the dubious distinction as the top public employee overtime earners in California, thanks to a generous overtime policy.
Transparent California found that Charles F. Ferrari, a Los Angeles City Fire Captain II, collected $334,655 in overtime, to earn a total of $483,770 in 2016.
Second only to Ferrari, James P. Vlach, a Los Angeles City Fire Captain I, earned $332,582 in overtime in 2016. His total pay and benefits last year was $483,730.
Rounding out California’s top overtime earners is Donn D. Thompson, a Firefighter III with the Los Angeles City Fire Department. He earned $307,542 in overtime, a substantial chunk of the $439,485 he earned in 2016.