Metro Nashville / Fir Usd Fire Operations
Agency file
The Fir Usd Fire Operations provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.
In 2025, this agency had 915 employees with median total compensation of $79,281; the highest distinct record was $176,516.
What the records show
These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.
How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 915 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($79,281) — 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 $123,511 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $20,201. 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 | $43.3M — | 695 — | $62,820 — |
| 2016 | $44.8M ▲ 3.3% | 682 ▼ 1.9% | $66,451 ▲ 5.8% |
| 2017 | $46.2M ▲ 3.2% | 691 ▲ 1.3% | $69,410 ▲ 4.5% |
| 2018 | $46.3M ▲ 0.2% | 684 ▼ 1.0% | $70,101 ▲ 1.0% |
| 2019 | $45.4M ▼ 2.0% | 694 ▲ 1.5% | $66,238 ▼ 5.5% |
| 2020 | $46.9M ▲ 3.4% | 818 ▲ 17.9% | $64,285 ▼ 2.9% |
| 2021 | $53.2M ▲ 13.4% | 889 ▲ 8.7% | $69,727 ▲ 8.5% |
| 2022 | $53.6M ▲ 0.8% | 872 ▼ 1.9% | $67,554 ▼ 3.1% |
| 2023 | $52.1M ▼ 2.7% | 925 ▲ 6.1% | $62,365 ▼ 7.7% |
| 2024 | $162.8K ▼ 99.7% | 1 ▼ 99.9% | $162,802 ▲ 161.0% |
| 2025 | $69.8M ▲ 42792.4% | 915 ▲ 91400.0% | $79,281 ▼ 51.3% |
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Record list
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Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations
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At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Paul Smith serves as a Fire Fighter 2. Their 2022 pay totaled $49,723.
Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations
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Jermaine Holt works as a Fire Fighter 2 for Fir Usd Fire Operations. Jermaine earned $49,613 in 2020.
Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations
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John Weeden is a Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2020 total compensation came to $49,540.
Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations
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Aaron Simms is a Fire Fighter 2 at Fir Usd Fire Operations. 2022 total compensation came to $49,514.
Fire Fighter 2/Fir Usd Fire Operations
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At Fir Usd Fire Operations, Jeffrey Thomas serves as a Fire Fighter 2. Their 2020 pay totaled $49,418.
Fire Engineer/Fir Usd Fire Operations
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Cody Evans holds the role of Fire Engineer at Fir Usd Fire Operations. In 2023, their total compensation was $49,377.