Metro Nashville / Fir Gsd EMS Support / Fire Captain
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
2 employees hold this title in Fir Gsd EMS Support. Median total compensation for the role is $71,177, below the department median of $92,374.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 730 people — is $80,720. Fir Gsd EMS Support pays a median base salary of $68,871 for this role, 15% below that figure — about the 22nd 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fir Gsd EMS Support’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. Fir Gsd EMS Support’s median base salary is 26% below that national figure, about the 22nd 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fir Gsd EMS Support is $71,177, 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 departments
Fire Captain is held in 14 Metro Nashville departments. In Fir Gsd EMS Support, the median of $71,177 ranks #11 of 14.
Median total compensation for the Fire Captain role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 19 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $100,717 ranks #15 of 19. See Fire Captain across all of Metro Nashville →
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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Fire Captain/Fir Gsd EMS Support
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Lisa Weakley holds the role of Fire Captain at Fir Gsd EMS Support. In 2016, their total compensation was $77,216.
Fire Captain/Fir Gsd EMS Support
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Emily Mcclintock is a Fire Captain at Fir Gsd EMS Support. 2023 total compensation came to $65,139.