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Fir Gsd Training

Source file: Metro Nashville — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The Fir Gsd Training is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 26 employees with median total compensation of $77,315; the highest distinct record was $131,434.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$1.9M
Employees
26
Median total
$77,315
Highest record
$131,434

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 26 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($77,315) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$68,805 (94%)
  • Overtime$2,903 (4%)
  • Other$1,580 (2%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

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.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$22,001
$37,027
$77,315
$106,355
$111,289

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,289 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $22,001. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Fire Instructor
6 · $101,218
Fire Captain
6 · $70,714
Fire Engineer
6 · $56,924
Fire District Chief
3 · $106,296

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

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$660.2K
10
$64,477
2016
$800K
21.2%
11
10.0%
$75,195
16.6%
2017
$1.4M
78.6%
20
81.8%
$69,622
7.4%
2018
$1.4M
2.6%
21
5.0%
$71,348
2.5%
2019
$1.2M
16.5%
16
23.8%
$73,742
3.4%
2020
$1.2M
5.3%
20
25.0%
$70,627
4.2%
2021
$1.2M
1.6%
19
5.0%
$70,959
0.5%
2022
$1.3M
4.8%
27
42.1%
$37,324
47.4%
2023
$1.5M
13.2%
48
77.8%
$25,146
32.6%
2024
$123.6K
91.6%
1
97.9%
$123,623
391.6%
2025
$1.9M
1441.4%
26
2500.0%
$77,315
37.5%

Compare

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Record list

Employees

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William Curran

Fire Engineer/Fir Gsd Training

2023 total comp
$28,912
Base pay
$27,634
Overtime
$478
Other pay
$800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,912

Source-specific fields

Record ID
218,356
Total Pay
$28,912

William Curran works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Gsd Training. William earned $28,912 in 2023.

Heather Zimmerman

Fire Captain/Fir Gsd Training

2025 total comp
$28,047
Base pay
$12,277
Overtime
$655
Other pay
$15,115
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,047

Source-specific fields

Record ID
302,814
Total Pay
$28,047

Heather Zimmerman works as a Fire Captain for Fir Gsd Training. Heather earned $28,047 in 2025.

James Henderson

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Gsd Training

2023 total comp
$26,457
Base pay
$24,169
Overtime
$1,487
Other pay
$800
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$26,457

Source-specific fields

Record ID
218,354
Total Pay
$26,457

James Henderson works as a Fire Fighter 2 for Fir Gsd Training. James earned $26,457 in 2023.

Stephanie Read

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician/Fir Gsd Training

2025 total comp
$25,985
Base pay
$25,468
Overtime
$500
Other pay
$17
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,985

Source-specific fields

Record ID
295,269
Total Pay
$25,985

Stephanie Read is a Advanced Emergency Medical Technician at Fir Gsd Training. 2025 total compensation came to $25,985.

Heather Zimmerman

Fire Instructor/Fir Gsd Training

2023 total comp
$25,933
Base pay
$25,050
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$883
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,933

Source-specific fields

Record ID
218,352
Total Pay
$25,933

Heather Zimmerman is a Fire Instructor at Fir Gsd Training. 2023 total compensation came to $25,933.

Phillip Wade

Fire Engineer/Fir Gsd Training

2023 total comp
$25,537
Base pay
$19,578
Overtime
$5,960
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,537

Source-specific fields

Record ID
218,350
Total Pay
$25,537

At Fir Gsd Training, Phillip Wade serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2023 pay totaled $25,537.