City of Buffalo / Fire Ladder 7
Agency file
The Fire Ladder 7 provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2026, this agency had 20 employees with median total compensation of $89,793; the highest distinct record was $246,675.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2026 total compensation is spread across the 20 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($89,793) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $124,055 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $75,381. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 4 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.9M — | 24 — | $74,939 — |
| 2024 | $1.9M ▲ 0.1% | 20 ▼ 16.7% | $79,771 ▲ 6.4% |
| 2025 | $2.1M ▲ 13.2% | 21 ▲ 5.0% | $89,671 ▲ 12.4% |
| 2026 | $2.1M ▼ 3.7% | 20 ▼ 4.8% | $89,793 ▲ 0.1% |
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Record list
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Fire Lieutenant/Fire Ladder 7
Source-specific fields
At Fire Ladder 7, Joel Zadvorney serves as a Fire Lieutenant within Public Safety. Their 2025 pay totaled $103,066.