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Metro Nashville / Fir Usd Fire Operations / Fire Engineer

Job-title file

Fire Engineer

Design, analyze, and oversee technical systems or infrastructure, ensuring they meet specifications and codes.

365 employees hold this title in Fir Usd Fire Operations. Median total compensation for the role is $79,813, above the department median of $79,281.

Employees
365
Total payroll
$27.2M
Role median
$79,813
Agency median
$79,281
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$34$120,234+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 365 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

Fire Engineer pay vs. the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area

Across all employers in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 2,170 people — is $49,300. Fir Usd Fire Operations pays a median base salary of $77,977 for this role, 58% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Fir Usd Fire Operations sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$37,060
$45,820
$49,300
$59,630
$71,910
Fir Usd Fire Operations median · $77,977

The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters 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 Usd Fire Operations’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. Fir Usd Fire Operations’s median base salary is 32% above that national figure, about the 75th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$34,910
$44,490
$59,280
$77,250
$101,040
Fir Usd Fire Operations median · $77,977

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.

Computed over the 312 of 365 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 Fir Usd Fire Operations is $79,813, 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

This role across Metro Nashville

Fire Engineer is held in 9 Metro Nashville departments. In Fir Usd Fire Operations, the median of $79,813 ranks #2 of 9.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Fire Engineer role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Fire Engineer beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $83,677 ranks #4 of 5. See Fire Engineer across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of San Jose
$287,816 · 215
City of Las Vegas
$211,803 · 287
City of Chicago
$137,568 · 31
City of Greensboro
$75,344 · 114

Median total compensation for comparable Fire Engineerroles 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

Employees with this title

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Lenny Manning

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2023 total comp
$66,026
Base pay
$49,982
Overtime
$15,321
Other pay
$723
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$66,026

Source-specific fields

Record ID
221,272
Total Pay
$66,026

Lenny Manning is a Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2023 total compensation came to $66,026.

Lenny Manning Jr

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2019 total comp
$65,649
Base pay
$56,797
Overtime
$8,351
Other pay
$502
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,649

Source-specific fields

Record ID
102,536
Total Pay
$65,649

Lenny Manning Jr is a Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $65,649.

Steven Biggs

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2020 total comp
$65,431
Base pay
$62,528
Overtime
$1,045
Other pay
$1,859
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,431

Source-specific fields

Record ID
129,026
Total Pay
$65,431

Steven Biggs holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2020, their total compensation was $65,431.

Donald Binkley

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2022 total comp
$65,269
Base pay
$62,338
Overtime
$1,997
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$65,269

Source-specific fields

Record ID
184,545
Total Pay
$65,269

Donald Binkley works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Donald earned $65,269 in 2022.

Jeffrey Dragan

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2022 total comp
$64,473
Base pay
$56,149
Overtime
$7,319
Other pay
$1,006
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$64,473

Source-specific fields

Record ID
183,692
Total Pay
$64,473

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Jeffrey Dragan serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2022 pay totaled $64,473.

Solomon Schroeder

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2018 total comp
$63,705
Base pay
$61,733
Overtime
$1,532
Other pay
$440
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,705

Source-specific fields

Record ID
79,521
Total Pay
$63,705

Solomon Schroeder works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Solomon earned $63,705 in 2018.

Joe Haney

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$63,594
Base pay
$35,893
Overtime
$316
Other pay
$27,386
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,594

Source-specific fields

Record ID
284,671
Total Pay
$63,594

Joe Haney holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,594.

Mark Hasty

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2015 total comp
$63,286
Base pay
$61,636
Overtime
$208
Other pay
$1,441
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,286

Source-specific fields

Record ID
2,740
Total Pay
$63,286

Mark Hasty is a Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2015 total compensation came to $63,286.

Cassandra Cannon

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2016 total comp
$63,196
Base pay
$58,181
Overtime
$823
Other pay
$4,192
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,196

Source-specific fields

Record ID
29,696
Total Pay
$63,196

Cassandra Cannon holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2016, their total compensation was $63,196.

Carla Pewitt

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2023 total comp
$63,183
Base pay
$52,480
Overtime
$9,580
Other pay
$1,122
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,183

Source-specific fields

Record ID
221,172
Total Pay
$63,183

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Carla Pewitt serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2023 pay totaled $63,183.

Justin Dawson

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2016 total comp
$63,111
Base pay
$60,214
Overtime
$1,853
Other pay
$1,044
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,111

Source-specific fields

Record ID
29,749
Total Pay
$63,111

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Justin Dawson serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2016 pay totaled $63,111.

Walter Luna

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2022 total comp
$63,026
Base pay
$40,481
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$22,545
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,026

Source-specific fields

Record ID
184,787
Total Pay
$63,026

Walter Luna works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Walter earned $63,026 in 2022.

Daniel Wagonfield

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2017 total comp
$62,959
Base pay
$38,300
Overtime
$30
Other pay
$24,629
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,959

Source-specific fields

Record ID
53,888
Total Pay
$62,959

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Daniel Wagonfield serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2017 pay totaled $62,959.

Carrie Hendrick

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2022 total comp
$62,766
Base pay
$60,368
Overtime
$379
Other pay
$2,019
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,766

Source-specific fields

Record ID
184,664
Total Pay
$62,766

Carrie Hendrick holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2022, their total compensation was $62,766.

Momolu Dorley

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2023 total comp
$62,365
Base pay
$60,996
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$1,370
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,365

Source-specific fields

Record ID
221,113
Total Pay
$62,365

Momolu Dorley holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2023, their total compensation was $62,365.

Michael Willoughby

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2022 total comp
$62,100
Base pay
$56,093
Overtime
$4,822
Other pay
$1,185
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,100

Source-specific fields

Record ID
182,663
Total Pay
$62,100

Michael Willoughby works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Michael earned $62,100 in 2022.

Tim Brown

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2023 total comp
$62,060
Base pay
$49,982
Overtime
$11,219
Other pay
$859
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,060

Source-specific fields

Record ID
221,098
Total Pay
$62,060

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Tim Brown serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2023 pay totaled $62,060.

Leslie Kurgan Jr

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2019 total comp
$61,839
Base pay
$60,400
Overtime
$504
Other pay
$935
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,839

Source-specific fields

Record ID
102,507
Total Pay
$61,839

Leslie Kurgan Jr is a Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2019 total compensation came to $61,839.

John West

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2022 total comp
$61,472
Base pay
$52,893
Overtime
$7,572
Other pay
$1,007
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,472

Source-specific fields

Record ID
182,641
Total Pay
$61,472

John West holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2022, their total compensation was $61,472.

Jason Gingerich

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2023 total comp
$60,510
Base pay
$51,575
Overtime
$7,929
Other pay
$1,006
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,510

Source-specific fields

Record ID
221,015
Total Pay
$60,510

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Jason Gingerich serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2023 pay totaled $60,510.