Median total compensation for the Fire Captain role in other City of Buffalodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Fire Captain beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $144,755 ranks #9 of 19. See Fire Captain across all of City of Buffalo →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$402,076 · 748

$352,297 · 181

$329,749 · 575

$246,977 · 330

$235,922 · 46

$175,601 · 2,876

$163,213 · 257

$149,775 · 31

Median total compensation for comparable Fire Captainroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Ramon Suarez

Fire Captain/Fire Engine 40

2025 total comp

$158,511

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $74,558
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $83,953
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $158,511

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 141540

At Fire Engine 40, Ramon Suarez serves as a Fire Captain within Public Safety. Their 2025 pay totaled $158,511.

Justin Sumbrum

Fire Captain/Fire Engine 40

2026 total comp

$128,547

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $71,319
Overtime: $20,121
Other pay: $37,107
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $128,547

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 169597

At Fire Engine 40, Justin Sumbrum serves as a Fire Captain within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $128,547.

Ronald Barrett

Fire Captain/Fire Engine 40

2026 total comp

$78,161

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $400
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $77,761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,161

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 8324

Ronald Barrett works as a Fire Captain for Fire Engine 40 within Public Safety. Ronald earned $78,161 in 2026.