New York City / Fire Department / Firefighter
Job-title file
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
9,015 employees hold this title in Fire Department. Median total compensation for the role is $155,283, above the department median of $126,036.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 9,015 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
Across all employers in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 14,960 people — is $106,420. Fire Department pays a median base salary of $108,510 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 78th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Department’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. Fire Department’s median base salary is 83% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 8,024 of 9,015 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 Fire Department is $155,283, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 20 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $155,283 ranks #3 of 20. See Firefighter across all of New York City →
Median total compensation for comparable Firefighterroles 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
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Dashawn Wade is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $3,238.
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At Fire Department, Hugo Jimenez-Palomin serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $3,238.
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Benny Lau holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $3,238.
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At Fire Department, Danny Jlelaty serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $3,238.
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At Fire Department, Daniel Hall Jr serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,238.
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Joseph Defranco works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Joseph earned $3,238 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Felix Polanco serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,238.
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James Cuozzo works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. James earned $3,238 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, William Giammarino serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,238.
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At Fire Department, Gaetano Casarella serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $3,238.
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At Fire Department, Antonio Gonzalez Kern serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $3,238.
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Steven Agro holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,078.
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Jason Baldwin is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). 2025 total compensation came to $3,048.
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Michael Lisi holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $3,017.
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Sergio Castaneda holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,880.
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At Fire Department, Lukasz Siedlecki serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $2,841.
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Christopher Bardales works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Christopher earned $2,801 in 2025.
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Suad Markovic holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,682.
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Kurt Rostkowski holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $2,682.
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Anthony Caliendo holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,571.
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Michael Bottarini is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2020 (about 5 years). 2025 total compensation came to $2,159.
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Kevin Klein is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $2,159.
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Daniel Comunale is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $2,159.
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Raina Filpo holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $2,159.
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Kevin Joseph holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,159.
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At Fire Department, Peter Mccormack serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $2,159.
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Vincent Canale is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $2,159.
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Jason Joseph works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Jason earned $2,159 in 2025.
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Peter Williams works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Peter earned $2,159 in 2025.
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Vincent Malveaux holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,091.
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Andre Thomas works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Andre earned $1,975 in 2025.
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Gal Ozana holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,878.
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At Fire Department, Dane Caufield serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,853.
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At Fire Department, Salvatore Pomilla serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $1,817.
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Scott Mcclennan Iii holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,817.
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Peter Chinnici holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,817.
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Seraphim Toussaint works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Seraphim earned $1,696 in 2025.
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Anthony Serrano holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,667.
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Andrew Elvir works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Andrew earned $1,660 in 2025.
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Anthony Civitano holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,660.