City of Charlotte / Charlotte Fire Department, Operations / Fire Fighter II
Job-title file
Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.
297 employees hold this title in Charlotte Fire Department, Operations. Median total compensation for the role is $83,596, below the department median of $87,975.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 297 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
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 4,700 people — is $38,700. Charlotte Fire Department, Operations pays a median base salary of $72,214 for this role, 87% above that figure — about the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Charlotte Fire Department, Operations’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. Charlotte Fire Department, Operations’s median base salary is 22% above that national figure, about the 68th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 541 of 542 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in 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 Charlotte Fire Department, Operations is $72,214, 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
Fire Fighter II is held in 2 City of Charlotte departments. In Charlotte Fire Department, Operations, the median of $83,596 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Fire Fighter II role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $72,378 ranks #6 of 8. See Fire Fighter across all of City of Charlotte →
Median total compensation for comparable Fire Fighter roles 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.
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Record list
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Omar Curbelo is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $96,354.
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Amy Drake holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,354.
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At Charlotte Fire Department, Operations, William Hill serves as a Fire Fighter II within Fire. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $96,354.
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Travis Mcconnell holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,354.
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Kevin Murphy is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $96,354.
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Justin Ranson holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,354.
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John Balatsias works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. John earned $96,354 in 2026.
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Tawni Chambers holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,354.
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Justin Forbes works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Justin earned $96,354 in 2026.
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Dustin Reynolds is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $96,354.
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Clayton Llewellyn holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,354.
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At Charlotte Fire Department, Operations, Fernando Rojas serves as a Fire Fighter II within Fire. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $96,354.
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Matthew Saraceno is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $96,354.
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Michael Severance holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $96,354.
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Clayton Johnston is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $96,354.
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Melvin Brooks works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Melvin earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Ethan Cato holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,165.
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At Charlotte Fire Department, Operations, Jawan Clark serves as a Fire Fighter II within Fire. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,165.
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Donovan Fletcher works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Donovan earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Dexter Freeman works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Dexter earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Jojo Hall holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,165.
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Jacob Hanes works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Jacob earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Jonathan Hill holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,165.
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Samuel Hunter holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,165.
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Holly Johnson works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Holly earned $92,165 in 2026.
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At Charlotte Fire Department, Operations, Charles Mcmurray serves as a Fire Fighter II within Fire. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,165.
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James Sinopoli works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. James earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Joseph Slagle works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Joseph earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Andrew Thomas holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,165.
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At Charlotte Fire Department, Operations, Daniel Tysinger serves as a Fire Fighter II within Fire. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,165.
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Amanda Ward is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $92,165.
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Bradley Blackmon works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Bradley earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Jeffrey Blankfield works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Jordan Bell is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $92,165.
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At Charlotte Fire Department, Operations, Jared Brooks serves as a Fire Fighter II within Fire. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $92,165.
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Sean Curtis works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Sean earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Nicholas Headley is a Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $92,165.
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William Holland works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. William earned $92,165 in 2026.
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Jonathan Honeycutt holds the role of Fire Fighter II at Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $92,165.
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Colby Lemmond works as a Fire Fighter II for Charlotte Fire Department, Operations within Fire. Their status is full-time. Colby earned $92,165 in 2026.