City of Greensboro / Fire / Fire Captain
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
143 employees hold this title in Fire. Median total compensation for the role is $83,540, above the department median of $74,255.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 143 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 300 people — is $59,370. Fire pays a median base salary of $83,540 for this role, 41% above that figure — about the 75th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers across every employer in the Greensboro-High Point, NC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 99,140 people — is $93,530. Fire’s median base salary is 11% below that national figure, about the 38th 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 Greensboro-High Point, NC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire is $83,540, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In City of Greensboro, the median of $83,540 ranks #17 of 19. See Fire Captain across all of City of Greensboro →
Median total compensation for comparable Fire Captainroles 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
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Christopher Heyn works as a Fire Captain for Fire. Christopher earned $90,357 in 2026.
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Alan Olsen holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2026, their total compensation was $90,357.
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Donnie Adams is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2026 total compensation came to $90,357.
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Darin Wells holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2026, their total compensation was $90,357.
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Michael Karl is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2026 total compensation came to $90,357.
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David Isley is a Fire Captain at Fire. 2026 total compensation came to $90,357.
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Tyler Routh holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2026, their total compensation was $90,357.
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At Fire, Naomi Dixon serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2026 pay totaled $90,357.
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Robert Vaughan holds the role of Fire Captain at Fire. In 2026, their total compensation was $90,357.
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At Fire, Anthony Guerrini serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2026 pay totaled $90,357.