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City of Greensboro / Fire / Battalion Fire Chief

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Battalion Fire Chief

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

20 employees hold this title in Fire. Median total compensation for the role is $109,054, above the department median of $74,255.

Employees
20
Total payroll
$2.2M
Role median
$109,054
Agency median
$74,255
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$107,513$126,439+

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

How total compensation varies among the 20 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Battalion Fire Chief beyond City of Greensboro

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Greensboro, the median of $109,054 ranks #5 of 5. See Battalion Fire Chief across all of City of Greensboro

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia
$163,717 · 38
City of Charlotte
$140,780 · 41
City of Memphis
$110,161 · 39
City of Baltimore
$109,545 · 65

Median total compensation for comparable Battalion Fire Chiefroles 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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William Van Wert

Battalion Fire Chief/Fire

2026 total comp
$127,889
Base pay
$127,889
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$127,889
Middle name
F

Source-specific fields

Es Id
1841
Firstname
William
Lastname
Van Wert
Namesuffix
Jr

William Van Wert works as a Battalion Fire Chief for Fire. William earned $127,889 in 2026.