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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Adam Hill is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. 2025 total compensation came to $130,371.
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At Fire Department, Christopher Cruz serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $130,292.
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Omar Wilks holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,292.
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Vincent Franco works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2008, about 17 years. Vincent earned $130,292 in 2025.
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Bryan Rocchio holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $130,292.
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Brant Ryan is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $130,292.
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Patrice Casimir is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $130,292.
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Matthew Zaremba holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $130,158.
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Danny Muniz is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. 2025 total compensation came to $130,098.
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Prem Nair is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2016, they have about 9 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $130,074.
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At Fire Department, Thomas Cougan serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $130,044.
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Richard Callahan Iv holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $130,028.
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Vana Becaj 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 $129,933.
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John Callaghan works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2015, they have about 10 years of service. John earned $129,913 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Michael Mcgovern serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $129,788.
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Sean Finn works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. Sean earned $129,695 in 2025.
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Cody Pantaleo holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $129,685.
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Guy Castellano 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 $129,483.
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At Fire Department, Rashad Cecil serves as a Firefighter based in Richmond. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,470.
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James Sayage 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 $129,280.
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Johnny Li holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,270.
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At Fire Department, Jason D'Ornellas serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $129,125.
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Gregory Shepherd holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $129,017.
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Jon-Erik Banninger works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Jon-Erik earned $128,946 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, David Bader serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $128,877.
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At Fire Department, Austin Meagh serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $128,650.
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Brandon Grant holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $128,586.
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At Fire Department, Sean Edwards serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $128,506.
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At Fire Department, Daniel Slaight serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $128,420.
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Kristina Nolan holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $128,313.