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Metro Nashville / Fir Usd Fire Operations / Fire Fighter 2

Job-title file

Fire Fighter 2

Carry out the duties of this position in support of the agency's public mission.

743 employees hold this title in Fir Usd Fire Operations. Median total compensation for the role is $66,840, below the department median of $79,281.

Employees
743
Total payroll
$44.5M
Role median
$66,840
Agency median
$79,281
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$31$94,636+

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

How total compensation varies among the 743 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 Fighter 2 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 $62,896 for this role, 28% above that figureabout the 79th 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 · $62,896

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 6% above that national figure, about the 55th 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 · $62,896

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 711 of 1,011 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 $52,966, 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 Fighter 2 is held in 11 Metro Nashville departments. In Fir Usd Fire Operations, the median of $66,840 ranks #3 of 11.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Fire Fighter 2 role in other Metro Nashvilledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Fire Fighter beyond Metro Nashville

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In Metro Nashville, the median of $59,990 ranks #7 of 8. See Fire Fighter across all of Metro Nashville

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Los Angeles County
$245,350 · 1,400
City of San Jose
$230,171 · 232
City of Boston
$165,008 · 803
City of Worcester
$104,666 · 319
California
$77,895 · 7,302
City of Charlotte
$72,378 · 578
City of Greensboro
$58,691 · 265

Median total compensation for comparable Fire Fighterroles 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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Norman James

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2021 total comp
$27,547
Base pay
$14,174
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$13,373
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,547

Source-specific fields

Record ID
155,332
Total Pay
$27,547

Norman James holds the role of Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2021, their total compensation was $27,547.

Jermaine Bryant

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2023 total comp
$27,066
Base pay
$23,289
Overtime
$267
Other pay
$3,510
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$27,066

Source-specific fields

Record ID
221,637
Total Pay
$27,066

Jermaine Bryant is a Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2023 total compensation came to $27,066.

Robert Rigsby

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2020 total comp
$25,993
Base pay
$24,215
Overtime
$815
Other pay
$963
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,993

Source-specific fields

Record ID
129,242
Total Pay
$25,993

Robert Rigsby works as a Fire Fighter 2 for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Robert earned $25,993 in 2020.

Joseph Long

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2021 total comp
$25,694
Base pay
$20,711
Overtime
$4,505
Other pay
$478
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,694

Source-specific fields

Record ID
155,402
Total Pay
$25,694

Joseph Long works as a Fire Fighter 2 for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Joseph earned $25,694 in 2021.

Latroy Boseman

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2025 total comp
$25,685
Base pay
$25,499
Overtime
$1
Other pay
$184
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,685

Source-specific fields

Record ID
276,058
Total Pay
$25,685

Latroy Boseman is a Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2025 total compensation came to $25,685.

Jeremy Taylor

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2021 total comp
$25,641
Base pay
$21,225
Overtime
$4,224
Other pay
$192
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$25,641

Source-specific fields

Record ID
158,623
Total Pay
$25,641

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Jeremy Taylor serves as a Fire Fighter 2. Their 2021 pay totaled $25,641.

Mihku Sabattus

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2017 total comp
$24,950
Base pay
$24,405
Overtime
$351
Other pay
$194
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,950

Source-specific fields

Record ID
54,749
Total Pay
$24,950

Mihku Sabattus holds the role of Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2017, their total compensation was $24,950.

Steven Milliken

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2021 total comp
$24,766
Base pay
$21,783
Overtime
$2,661
Other pay
$322
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,766

Source-specific fields

Record ID
155,461
Total Pay
$24,766

Steven Milliken holds the role of Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2021, their total compensation was $24,766.

Carlos Zarate

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2023 total comp
$24,538
Base pay
$21,431
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$3,107
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,538

Source-specific fields

Record ID
221,586
Total Pay
$24,538

Carlos Zarate is a Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2023 total compensation came to $24,538.

Thomas Lawrence

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2021 total comp
$24,392
Base pay
$6,022
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$18,370
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,392

Source-specific fields

Record ID
155,385
Total Pay
$24,392

Thomas Lawrence is a Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2021 total compensation came to $24,392.

Charles Bamman

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2022 total comp
$24,389
Base pay
$17,848
Overtime
$6,317
Other pay
$224
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,389

Source-specific fields

Record ID
184,521
Total Pay
$24,389

Charles Bamman works as a Fire Fighter 2 for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Charles earned $24,389 in 2022.

Prescious Gatewood

Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations

2017 total comp
$24,375
Base pay
$20,357
Overtime
$724
Other pay
$3,295
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$24,375

Source-specific fields

Record ID
53,819
Total Pay
$24,375

At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Prescious Gatewood serves as a Fire Fighter 2. Their 2017 pay totaled $24,375.