Metro Nashville / Fir Gsd Fire Operations
Agency file
The Fir Gsd Fire Operations provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2025, this agency had 187 employees with median total compensation of $76,174; the highest distinct record was $162,144.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 187 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($76,174) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.
What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.
The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $118,078 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $9,516. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).
The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.
Trend
How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.
| Year | Total payroll | Employees | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $6.2M — | 95 — | $66,393 — |
| 2016 | $6.3M ▲ 1.6% | 92 ▼ 3.2% | $69,199 ▲ 4.2% |
| 2017 | $6.5M ▲ 2.1% | 88 ▼ 4.3% | $71,308 ▲ 3.0% |
| 2018 | $9.3M ▲ 44.3% | 128 ▲ 45.5% | $73,447 ▲ 3.0% |
| 2019 | $8.6M ▼ 8.1% | 122 ▼ 4.7% | $71,594 ▼ 2.5% |
| 2020 | $8.3M ▼ 3.4% | 127 ▲ 4.1% | $71,698 ▲ 0.1% |
| 2021 | $8.5M ▲ 3.3% | 146 ▲ 15.0% | $70,386 ▼ 1.8% |
| 2022 | $9.5M ▲ 10.9% | 199 ▲ 36.3% | $43,404 ▼ 38.3% |
| 2023 | $10.5M ▲ 11.3% | 230 ▲ 15.6% | $37,742 ▼ 13.0% |
| 2024 | $146K ▼ 98.6% | 1 ▼ 99.6% | $146,015 ▲ 286.9% |
| 2025 | $13.2M ▲ 8913.8% | 187 ▲ 18600.0% | $76,174 ▼ 47.8% |
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Record list
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Fire Captain/Fir Gsd Fire Operations
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Robert Neese is a Fire Captain at Fir Gsd Fire Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $128,247.
Fire Captain/Fir Gsd Fire Operations
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At Fir Gsd Fire Operations, John Carpenter serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,709.
Fire Captain/Fir Gsd Fire Operations
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At Fir Gsd Fire Operations, Robert Farr serves as a Fire Captain. Their 2025 pay totaled $126,536.
Fire Captain/Fir Gsd Fire Operations
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Lawrence Williams works as a Fire Captain for Fir Gsd Fire Operations. Lawrence earned $126,291 in 2025.