City of Las Vegas / Fr - Suppression / Fire Captain

Job-title file

Fire Captain

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

231 employees hold this title in Fr - Suppression. Median total compensation for the role is $241,769, above the department median of $202,124.

Employees: 231
Total payroll: $53M
Role median: $241,769
Agency median: $202,124
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$22$397,977+

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

How total compensation varies among the 231 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

Fire Captain beyond City of Las Vegas

This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In City of Las Vegas, the median of $246,977 ranks #4 of 19. See Fire Captain across all of City of Las Vegas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$402,076 · 748

$352,297 · 181

$329,749 · 575

$235,922 · 46

$175,601 · 2,876

$163,213 · 257

$149,775 · 31

$144,755 · 50

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

Employees with this title

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Patrick Gosse

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2020 total comp

$277,803

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $65,028
Overtime: $20,838
Other pay: $153,426
Benefits: $38,511
Total compensation: $277,803

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $239,292
Record ID: 95,916

At Fr - Suppression, Patrick Gosse serves as a Fire Captain within Fire56. Their 2020 pay totaled $277,803.

Jeffrey Halverson

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$277,649

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $115,091
Overtime: $61,010
Other pay: $14,570
Benefits: $86,978
Total compensation: $277,649

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $190,671
Record ID: 70,548

At Fr - Suppression, Jeffrey Halverson serves as a Fire Captain within Fire56. Their 2025 pay totaled $277,649.

James Rankin

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$277,434

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $123,239
Overtime: $29,922
Other pay: $26,617
Benefits: $97,655
Total compensation: $277,434

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $179,778
Record ID: 69,504

James Rankin works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. James earned $277,434 in 2025.

Chaisson Low

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$276,847

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $117,403
Overtime: $72,784
Other pay: $10,351
Benefits: $76,309
Total compensation: $276,847

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $200,538
Record ID: 71,514

Chaisson Low works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Chaisson earned $276,847 in 2025.

Pericles Cordova

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$276,565

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $119,317
Overtime: $62,981
Other pay: $17,836
Benefits: $76,431
Total compensation: $276,565

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $200,134
Record ID: 70,812

Pericles Cordova works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Pericles earned $276,565 in 2025.

David Foster

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$275,872

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $126,087
Overtime: $60,614
Other pay: $8,235
Benefits: $80,936
Total compensation: $275,872

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $194,936
Record ID: 71,392

At Fr - Suppression, David Foster serves as a Fire Captain within Fire56. Their 2025 pay totaled $275,872.

Carlos Gardea

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$274,652

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $112,512
Overtime: $49,987
Other pay: $18,437
Benefits: $93,716
Total compensation: $274,652

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $180,936
Record ID: 70,336

Carlos Gardea works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Carlos earned $274,652 in 2025.

Anthony Clinker

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$273,634

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $126,822
Overtime: $52,499
Other pay: $13,724
Benefits: $80,589
Total compensation: $273,634

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $193,045
Record ID: 71,462

At Fr - Suppression, Anthony Clinker serves as a Fire Captain within Fire56. Their 2025 pay totaled $273,634.

Dustin Teschler

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$271,847

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $122,040
Overtime: $50,449
Other pay: $14,632
Benefits: $84,725
Total compensation: $271,847

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $187,122
Record ID: 69,383

Dustin Teschler is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2025 total compensation came to $271,847.

Michael Megee

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$271,838

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $120,777
Overtime: $66,020
Other pay: $6,368
Benefits: $78,672
Total compensation: $271,838

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $193,166
Record ID: 71,577

Michael Megee works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Michael earned $271,838 in 2025.

Raymond Mcallister

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2016 total comp

$270,657

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $72,592
Overtime: $40,535
Other pay: $114,289
Benefits: $43,243
Total compensation: $270,657

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $227,415
Record ID: 86,946

Raymond Mcallister is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2016 total compensation came to $270,657.

Frederick Kloss

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$270,101

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $123,207
Overtime: $29,595
Other pay: $29,424
Benefits: $87,876
Total compensation: $270,101

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $182,225
Record ID: 70,625

Frederick Kloss holds the role of Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. In 2025, their total compensation was $270,101.

Nicholas Shine

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$269,936

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $123,157
Overtime: $46,167
Other pay: $13,201
Benefits: $87,412
Total compensation: $269,936

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $182,524
Record ID: 69,697

Nicholas Shine is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2025 total compensation came to $269,936.

Nick Dennis

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$269,772

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $112,684
Overtime: $70,005
Other pay: $13,702
Benefits: $73,381
Total compensation: $269,772

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $196,391
Record ID: 70,815

Nick Dennis works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Nick earned $269,772 in 2025.

Thomas Cox

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$269,351

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $123,239
Overtime: $40,848
Other pay: $20,014
Benefits: $85,250
Total compensation: $269,351

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $184,101
Record ID: 70,675

Thomas Cox is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2025 total compensation came to $269,351.

Richard Tull

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$269,142

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $120,688
Overtime: $66,100
Other pay: $3,845
Benefits: $78,510
Total compensation: $269,142

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $190,632
Record ID: 71,583

Richard Tull works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Richard earned $269,142 in 2025.

Michael Foskaris

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$268,774

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $123,239
Overtime: $50,611
Other pay: $9,050
Benefits: $85,873
Total compensation: $268,774

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $182,900
Record ID: 71,269

Michael Foskaris holds the role of Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. In 2025, their total compensation was $268,774.

Joseph Garboski

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$267,836

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $117,116
Overtime: $59,122
Other pay: $15,123
Benefits: $76,475
Total compensation: $267,836

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $191,361
Record ID: 71,471

Joseph Garboski works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Joseph earned $267,836 in 2025.

Raffi Tashjian

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$267,428

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $68,783
Overtime: $23,200
Other pay: $119,600
Benefits: $55,845
Total compensation: $267,428

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $211,584
Record ID: 70,384

Raffi Tashjian works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Raffi earned $267,428 in 2025.

Brodie Humphries

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$263,375

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $120,936
Overtime: $60,172
Other pay: $4,697
Benefits: $77,570
Total compensation: $263,375

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $185,805
Record ID: 71,576

Brodie Humphries is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2025 total compensation came to $263,375.

Michael Benneman

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2021 total comp

$262,388

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $66,302
Overtime: $8,865
Other pay: $144,072
Benefits: $43,149
Total compensation: $262,388

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $219,239
Record ID: 110,788

At Fr - Suppression, Michael Benneman serves as a Fire Captain within Fire56. Their 2021 pay totaled $262,388.

Tyler Chairsell

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$261,411

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $122,375
Overtime: $35,444
Other pay: $18,459
Benefits: $85,134
Total compensation: $261,411

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $176,278
Record ID: 69,496

Tyler Chairsell works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Tyler earned $261,411 in 2025.

Nathan Pechacek

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2020 total comp

$260,242

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $71,124
Overtime: $32,518
Other pay: $137,649
Benefits: $18,950
Total compensation: $260,242

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $241,292
Record ID: 95,913

Nathan Pechacek is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2020 total compensation came to $260,242.

Chad Lybbert

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$260,148

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $123,206
Overtime: $22,547
Other pay: $21,354
Benefits: $93,041
Total compensation: $260,148

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $167,107
Record ID: 70,429

Chad Lybbert works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Chad earned $260,148 in 2025.

Ruben Sanchez

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2022 total comp

$259,782

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $109,887
Overtime: $50,743
Other pay: $22,776
Benefits: $76,376
Total compensation: $259,782

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $183,406
Record ID: 83,655

Ruben Sanchez works as a Fire Captain for Fr - Suppression within Fire56. Ruben earned $259,782 in 2022.

Jacob Thatcher

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$259,506

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $121,850
Overtime: $39,282
Other pay: $20,019
Benefits: $78,355
Total compensation: $259,506

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $181,152
Record ID: 71,458

Jacob Thatcher is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2025 total compensation came to $259,506.

Mark Stanford

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$259,282

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $121,015
Overtime: $43,481
Other pay: $16,993
Benefits: $77,793
Total compensation: $259,282

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $181,490
Record ID: 71,581

At Fr - Suppression, Mark Stanford serves as a Fire Captain within Fire56. Their 2025 pay totaled $259,282.

Ryan Cantwell

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$258,747

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $116,647
Overtime: $46,861
Other pay: $14,210
Benefits: $81,029
Total compensation: $258,747

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $177,718
Record ID: 69,564

Ryan Cantwell is a Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. 2025 total compensation came to $258,747.

Collin Wick

Fire Captain/Fr - Suppression

2025 total comp

$258,728

Sub-department: Fire56
Base pay: $119,263
Overtime: $56,689
Other pay: $5,746
Benefits: $77,030
Total compensation: $258,728

Source-specific fields

Gross Wages: $181,698
Record ID: 71,653

Collin Wick holds the role of Fire Captain at Fr - Suppression within Fire56. In 2025, their total compensation was $258,728.