City of Buffalo / Fire Ladder 13 / Firefighter

Job-title file

Firefighter

Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.

17 employees hold this title in Fire Ladder 13. Median total compensation for the role is $88,055, below the department median of $89,303.

Employees: 17
Total payroll: $1.5M
Role median: $88,055
Agency median: $89,303
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$65,045$117,146+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 17 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Firefighter pay vs. the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area

Across all employers in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 820 people — is $74,470. Fire Ladder 13 pays a median base salary of $61,683 for this role, 17% below that figure — about the 29th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Fire Ladder 13 sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$48,120

$59,300

$74,470

$80,920

Fire Ladder 13 median · $61,683

The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Ladder 13’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Firefighters — about 345,990 people — is $59,280. Fire Ladder 13’s median base salary is 4% above that national figure, about the 53rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,910

$44,490

$59,280

$77,250

$101,040

Fire Ladder 13 median · $61,683

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 16 of 17 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Fire Ladder 13 is $88,055, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Buffalo

Firefighter is held in 38 City of Buffalo departments. In Fire Ladder 13, the median of $88,055 ranks #13 of 38.

Highest-paying departments for this role

$141,632 · 1

$138,996 · 1

$128,968 · 2

$123,788 · 9

$111,363 · 21

$102,458 · 16

$100,155 · 4

$94,907 · 16

$94,349 · 17

$91,929 · 16

$89,120 · 16

$88,670 · 9

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

Compare jurisdictions

Firefighter beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 20 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $80,886 ranks #10 of 20. See Firefighter across all of City of Buffalo →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$227,725 · 937

$219,830 · 2,021

$155,283 · 9,015

$150,285 · 475

$123,978 · 68

$115,473 · 1,493

$96,719 · 15

$91,155 · 190

Median total compensation for comparable Firefighterroles 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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Gilbert Velez

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2025 total comp

$117,534

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $29,233
Overtime: $31,737
Other pay: $56,563
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $117,534

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 149762

At Fire Ladder 13, Gilbert Velez serves as a Firefighter within Public Safety. Their 2025 pay totaled $117,534.

Dudley Gilbert

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$116,322

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $65,967
Overtime: $28,155
Other pay: $22,201
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $116,322

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 168629

Dudley Gilbert holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $116,322.

Matthew Tyson

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$101,105

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $71,141
Overtime: $13,109
Other pay: $16,855
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,105

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173993

Matthew Tyson holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $101,105.

Fernando Mojica

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$96,417

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $59,783
Overtime: $15,551
Other pay: $21,082
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $96,417

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174466

Fernando Mojica works as a Firefighter for Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. Fernando earned $96,417 in 2026.

Brandon Dettbarn

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$95,935

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $61,624
Overtime: $15,004
Other pay: $19,308
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $95,935

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174467

At Fire Ladder 13, Brandon Dettbarn serves as a Firefighter within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $95,935.

Jeremiah Barkley

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$91,808

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $63,291
Overtime: $1,614
Other pay: $26,903
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $91,808

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 172662

Jeremiah Barkley holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $91,808.

Tyrrell Edwards

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$89,331

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $66,256
Overtime: $8,313
Other pay: $14,761
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,331

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174477

At Fire Ladder 13, Tyrrell Edwards serves as a Firefighter within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $89,331.

Charles Bunch

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$89,275

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $67,333
Overtime: $86
Other pay: $21,856
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $89,275

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 172664

Charles Bunch is a Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $89,275.

Derek Rose

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$88,055

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $64,958
Overtime: $664
Other pay: $22,433
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $88,055

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173491

At Fire Ladder 13, Derek Rose serves as a Firefighter within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $88,055.

Brett Carroll

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$85,974

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $63,875
Overtime: $4,836
Other pay: $17,263
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,974

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174484

Brett Carroll works as a Firefighter for Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. Brett earned $85,974 in 2026.

Courtney Davis

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$83,120

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $61,741
Overtime: $6,211
Other pay: $15,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,120

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174700

Courtney Davis holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $83,120.

Nicholas Solem

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$80,663

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $60,683
Overtime: $37
Other pay: $19,942
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,663

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174449

Nicholas Solem is a Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $80,663.

Bartholomew Mazzara

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$80,276

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $49,249
Overtime: $2,659
Other pay: $28,368
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,276

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174716

At Fire Ladder 13, Bartholomew Mazzara serves as a Firefighter within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $80,276.

Turell Ahmed

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$79,040

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $60,910
Overtime: $2,702
Other pay: $15,428
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $79,040

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174711

Turell Ahmed holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,040.

Nazzareno Masecchia

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$78,102

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $60,440
Overtime: $37
Other pay: $17,625
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,102

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174713

Nazzareno Masecchia holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $78,102.

Dominic Maracle

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$76,610

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $32,104
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $44,506
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,610

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174680

Dominic Maracle is a Firefighter at Fire Ladder 13 within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $76,610.

Nathyia Jackson

Firefighter/Fire Ladder 13

2026 total comp

$65,045

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $19,471
Overtime: $5,453
Other pay: $40,122
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,045

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 67660

At Fire Ladder 13, Nathyia Jackson serves as a Firefighter within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,045.