Victorian firefighters have been offered a 12 per cent pay rise over four years and $7000 in bonuses under a wage deal.
Premier Daniel Andrews confirmed the government had authorised Fire Rescue Victoria to make the offer to the United Firefighters Union.
He said the pay rise was consistent with the state's wages policy and it was important to reward firefighters for their work.
"We think this is a fair and reasonable offer," he said on Tuesday.
"I hope it's considered seriously and favourably by the UFU and the firefighting workforce."
It comes after Victoria's public service was told to tighten its belt, with the government in May signalling up to 4000 jobs would go as part of a plan to unlock $2.1 billion in savings.
Mr Andrews denied firefighters were receiving preferential treatment.
"There's a wages policy and the wages policy has been applied," he said.
"No doubt the union won't be happy with that because they would like to see the wages policy a lot higher ... but you've got to strike that balance."
The United Firefighters Union has previously pushed for an 8.6 per cent annual pay rise.
The union declined to comment.
