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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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Darryl Herring

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$139,204
Base pay
$96,159
Overtime
$41,310
Other pay
$1,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$139,204

Source-specific fields

Record ID
287,304
Total Pay
$139,204

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Darryl Herring serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $139,204.

Gary Castleman

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$135,409
Base pay
$95,340
Overtime
$38,334
Other pay
$1,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$135,409

Source-specific fields

Record ID
276,874
Total Pay
$135,409

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Gary Castleman serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $135,409.

Delorean Jordan

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$130,627
Base pay
$93,622
Overtime
$35,268
Other pay
$1,738
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,627

Source-specific fields

Record ID
288,131
Total Pay
$130,627

Delorean Jordan is a Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $130,627.

Jason Jefcoat

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$130,328
Base pay
$96,159
Overtime
$32,434
Other pay
$1,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,328

Source-specific fields

Record ID
286,569
Total Pay
$130,328

Jason Jefcoat works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Jason earned $130,328 in 2025.

Justin Agnew

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$130,227
Base pay
$92,904
Overtime
$35,160
Other pay
$2,163
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$130,227

Source-specific fields

Record ID
272,874
Total Pay
$130,227

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Justin Agnew serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $130,227.

Stephen Beiszer

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$127,775
Base pay
$96,159
Overtime
$29,881
Other pay
$1,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$127,775

Source-specific fields

Record ID
275,085
Total Pay
$127,775

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Stephen Beiszer serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $127,775.

Jeffery Kirby

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$120,342
Base pay
$101,928
Overtime
$16,508
Other pay
$1,906
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$120,342

Source-specific fields

Record ID
289,090
Total Pay
$120,342

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Jeffery Kirby serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $120,342.

Howard Goad

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$120,274
Base pay
$96,159
Overtime
$22,380
Other pay
$1,735
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$120,274

Source-specific fields

Record ID
282,705
Total Pay
$120,274

Howard Goad is a Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $120,274.

Michael Wilson

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$120,131
Base pay
$93,702
Overtime
$24,564
Other pay
$1,866
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$120,131

Source-specific fields

Record ID
303,756
Total Pay
$120,131

Michael Wilson holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $120,131.

Robert Bogle

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2021 total comp
$119,004
Base pay
$72,245
Overtime
$15,535
Other pay
$31,224
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$119,004

Source-specific fields

Record ID
157,422
Total Pay
$119,004

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Robert Bogle serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2021 pay totaled $119,004.

Daryl Perry

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$118,782
Base pay
$88,874
Overtime
$28,173
Other pay
$1,734
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,782

Source-specific fields

Record ID
293,529
Total Pay
$118,782

Daryl Perry holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,782.

Robert Bryan

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$118,774
Base pay
$95,610
Overtime
$21,408
Other pay
$1,757
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,774

Source-specific fields

Record ID
276,298
Total Pay
$118,774

Robert Bryan holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,774.

Joshua Payne

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$118,088
Base pay
$96,554
Overtime
$19,993
Other pay
$1,542
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$118,088

Source-specific fields

Record ID
293,315
Total Pay
$118,088

Joshua Payne holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $118,088.

Nathan Piatt

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$117,873
Base pay
$79,269
Overtime
$36,810
Other pay
$1,794
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,873

Source-specific fields

Record ID
295,816
Total Pay
$117,873

Nathan Piatt holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2025, their total compensation was $117,873.

Anthony Edwards

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$117,616
Base pay
$96,159
Overtime
$19,596
Other pay
$1,861
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$117,616

Source-specific fields

Record ID
281,307
Total Pay
$117,616

Anthony Edwards works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Anthony earned $117,616 in 2025.

Lauren Redding

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$116,440
Base pay
$80,828
Overtime
$34,432
Other pay
$1,181
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,440

Source-specific fields

Record ID
295,300
Total Pay
$116,440

Lauren Redding is a Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $116,440.

Randall Tomlinson

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$116,308
Base pay
$90,087
Overtime
$24,486
Other pay
$1,734
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$116,308

Source-specific fields

Record ID
301,067
Total Pay
$116,308

Randall Tomlinson works as a Fire Engineer for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Randall earned $116,308 in 2025.

Charles Bamman

Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$115,690
Base pay
$84,812
Overtime
$28,952
Other pay
$1,927
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$115,690

Source-specific fields

Record ID
273,548
Total Pay
$115,690

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Charles Bamman serves as a Fire Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $115,690.