Miami-Dade County / Fire Rescue / Firefighter
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
1,493 employees hold this title in Fire Rescue. Median total compensation for the role is $115,473, below the department median of $120,656.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 1,493 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 6,600 people — is $75,710. Fire Rescue pays a median base salary of $115,473 for this role, 53% above that figure — about the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Rescue’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. Fire Rescue’s median base salary is 95% above that national figure, above the 90th 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 1,479 of 1,493 people in this role paid at least $25,000in 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 Fire Rescue is $115,473, 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 20 jurisdictions. In Miami-Dade County, the median of $115,473 ranks #6 of 20. See Firefighter across all of Miami-Dade County →
Median total compensation for comparable Firefighterroles 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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David Bess holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $134,535.
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Alex Suarez is a Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $134,288.
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Luis Perez holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $134,273.
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Lazaro Calzadilla holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $134,176.
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Valeria Ferraro is a Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $134,176.
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Vicky Minder is a Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $134,176.
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At Fire Rescue, Alan Lilly serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,176.
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Wilfredo Fleites works as a Firefighter for Fire Rescue within Mdc. Wilfredo earned $134,176 in 2026.
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Teresa Diaz works as a Firefighter for Fire Rescue within Mdc. Teresa earned $134,176 in 2026.
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At Fire Rescue, Ivan Vento serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,176.
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Brad Young holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $134,176.
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At Fire Rescue, Cecilia Harbin serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,176.
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Anita Gallardo is a Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $134,176.
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At Fire Rescue, Dennis Ramos serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $134,176.
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At Fire Rescue, Christopher Kramer serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,935.
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David Witt is a Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $133,899.
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Evelio Noval holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,899.
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At Fire Rescue, John Lancaster serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,899.
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Rodney Catalano works as a Firefighter for Fire Rescue within Mdc. Rodney earned $133,899 in 2026.
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At Fire Rescue, David Zimmerman serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,899.
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At Fire Rescue, Damian Rabassa serves as a Firefighter within Mdc. Their 2026 pay totaled $133,899.
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Laurie Betts holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,899.
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Richard Walker is a Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. 2026 total compensation came to $133,899.
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Emilio Aun Jr holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Rescue within Mdc. In 2026, their total compensation was $133,899.