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City of Buffalo / Fire Engine 46 / Fire Lieutenant

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Fire Lieutenant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

1 employees hold this title in Fire Engine 46. Median total compensation for the role is $138,019, above the department median of $100,155.

Employees
1
Total payroll
$138K
Role median
$138,019
Agency median
$100,155
Comparison
Above

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This role across City of Buffalo

Fire Lieutenant is held in 38 City of Buffalo departments. In Fire Engine 46, the median of $138,019 ranks #7 of 38.

Highest-paying departments for this role

EMS
$192,659 · 5
Fire Ladder 14
$179,975 · 4
Fire Engine 31
$175,977 · 3
Fire Boat
$171,018 · 1
Fire Ladder 4
$159,249 · 3
Fire Engine 44
$139,597 · 5
Fire Ladder 5
$136,272 · 5
Fire Ladder 2
$131,925 · 3
Fire Engine 36
$130,332 · 4
Fire Engine 35
$130,106 · 3
Fire Engine 3
$130,090 · 4
Fire Engine 37
$128,284 · 4

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

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Fire Lieutenant beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $120,360 ranks #4 of 10. See Fire Lieutenant across all of City of Buffalo

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Boston
$205,266 · 141
Miami-Dade County
$141,103 · 506
City of Worcester
$133,211 · 81
City of Milwaukee
$119,661 · 176
City of Memphis
$87,493 · 261
City of Baltimore
$77,118 · 301
City of Philadelphia
$44,178 · 406

Median total compensation for comparable Fire Lieutenantroles 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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Timothy Max

Fire Lieutenant/Fire Engine 46

2026 total comp
$138,019
Sub-department
Public Safety
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$36,016
Other pay
$102,002
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$138,019

Source-specific fields

Employeeid
172636

Timothy Max holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Engine 46 within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $138,019.