City of Memphis / Fire Services / Fire Lieutenant
Job-title file
Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.
261 employees hold this title in Fire Services. Median total compensation for the role is $87,493, above the department median of $79,019.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 261 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 530 people — is $82,320. Fire Services pays a median base salary of $87,493 for this role, 6% above that figure — above the 90th 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Services’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 Services’s median base salary is 6% below that national figure, about the 43rd 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire Services is $87,493, 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 10 jurisdictions. In City of Memphis, the median of $87,493 ranks #7 of 10. See Fire Lieutenant across all of City of Memphis →
Median total compensation for comparable Fire Lieutenantroles 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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Robert Shinholt holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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Charles Shive works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Services. Charles earned $87,493 in 2025.
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Kimari Shotwell is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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William Sneed is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Alva Starks holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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Kevin Stark works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Services. Kevin earned $87,493 in 2025.
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Charlie Tate holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Roger Tedford serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Ted Stout serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Russell Stine serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Michael Taylor serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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Brian Swansiger holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Marco Sykes serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Richard Thompson serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Randall Sudberry serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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Stephen Tacker is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Jerald Talbert holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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Keith Totty works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Services. Keith earned $87,493 in 2025.
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Michael Totty is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Lee Thomas works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Services. Lee earned $87,493 in 2025.
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At Fire Services, David Trigg serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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Chad Till is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Damon Tillman serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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Ernie Tucker works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Services. Ernie earned $87,493 in 2025.
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Scott Verret holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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James Voelker works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Services. James earned $87,493 in 2025.
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William Vogel is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Jason Tunstall is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Barry Turner is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Jennifer Vajas is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Robert Willis is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Gordon Whisenhunt holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Cecil Watson serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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Cedrick Webster is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Willie Wheeler holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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At Fire Services, Robert Weakley serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.
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Reginald Webb holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,493.
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Cortino Williams is a Fire Lieutenant at Fire Services. 2025 total compensation came to $87,493.
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Clarence Wright works as a Fire Lieutenant for Fire Services. Clarence earned $87,493 in 2025.
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At Fire Services, Justin Workman serves as a Fire Lieutenant. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,493.