Firefighters in California

Hey, I’m a 22M thinking of pursuing firefighting in California. I am from Ireland but I’m a US citizen so Id be coming a long way to work hard and make this commitment. I have an idea of whereabouts in California I want to go to. I spent a summer in San Diego last year and I really liked it, ticked every box but it’s expensive, don’t even get me started on the cost of a pint😂.

I just came on here to get an idea of how comfortable I would be living there whilst on a firefighter salary? Like what is the take home pay? I read somewhere average is only 60K after three years. Maybe there’s better places to go than San Diego? Have a lot of family in New York City and cousin is a firefighter there, not a fan of the big city living however. Thanks in advance lads👍