New York City / Fire Department / Firefighter

Job-title file

Firefighter

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.

Employees: 9,015
Total payroll: $1.2B
Role median: $155,283
Agency median: $126,036
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$61,612$230,381+

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

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

Firefighter pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

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.

Where Fire Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,390

$74,880

$106,420

$106,430

$115,380

Fire Department median · $108,510

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.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,910

$44,490

$59,280

$77,250

$101,040

Fire Department median · $108,510

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 $25,000 in 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

Firefighter beyond New York City

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 →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$227,725 · 937

$219,830 · 2,021

$150,285 · 475

$123,978 · 68

$115,473 · 1,493

$96,719 · 15

$91,155 · 190

City of Springfield, MA

$82,715 · 194

Median total compensation for comparable Firefighter roles 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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Walter Beltran

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,646

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $27,479
Other pay: $21,656
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,646
Hire date: 2016-12-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 322.9
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Walter Beltran holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $157,646.

Christos Chronis

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,638

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $31,921
Other pay: $17,207
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,638
Hire date: 2015-06-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 361
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Christos Chronis holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2015, about 10 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,638.

Richard Coro

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,638

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $27,217
Other pay: $21,911
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,638
Hire date: 2007-03-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 302.03
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Richard Coro works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. Richard earned $157,638 in 2025.

William Schmitt

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,637

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $12,990
Other pay: $36,137
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,637
Hire date: 2006-04-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 130
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, William Schmitt serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $157,637.

Jonathan Arias

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,637

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $28,783
Other pay: $20,343
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,637
Hire date: 2017-12-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 329.58
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Jonathan Arias serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $157,637.

Antwann Morales

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,632

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $29,222
Other pay: $19,899
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,632
Hire date: 2018-12-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 342.47
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Antwann Morales works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Antwann earned $157,632 in 2025.

Bryan Desmond

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,619

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $27,551
Other pay: $21,558
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,619
Hire date: 2016-12-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 324.52
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Bryan Desmond serves as a Firefighter based in Richmond. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $157,619.

Alpha Sylvester

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,618

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $31,901
Other pay: $17,207
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,618
Hire date: 2015-12-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 365.33
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Alpha Sylvester serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $157,618.

Daniel Hearn

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,614

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $29,349
Other pay: $19,755
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,614
Hire date: 2017-12-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 342.57
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Daniel Hearn is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2017, they have about 8 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $157,614.

Anthony Baiocco

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,611

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $29,041
Other pay: $20,060
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,611
Hire date: 2013-01-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 324.55
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Anthony Baiocco is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. 2025 total compensation came to $157,611.

Frankie Torres

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,594

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $21,523
Other pay: $27,560
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,594
Hire date: 2008-07-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 235.4
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Frankie Torres works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2008 (about 17 years). Frankie earned $157,594 in 2025.

Najee Hinds

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,546

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $28,210
Other pay: $20,825
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,546
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 327.77
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Najee Hinds holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2017, about 8 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,546.

Anthony Murino

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,528

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $29,703
Other pay: $19,315
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,528
Hire date: 2014-07-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 357.35
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Anthony Murino is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $157,528.

Robert Forsyth

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,522

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $31,574
Other pay: $17,438
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,522
Hire date: 2018-06-11
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 360.72
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Robert Forsyth holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,522.

Robert Hodges

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,519

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $26,838
Other pay: $22,171
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,519
Hire date: 2005-03-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 296.92
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Robert Hodges holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,519.

Eugene Coyne

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,508

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $27,433
Other pay: $21,565
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,508
Hire date: 2013-01-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 324.13
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Eugene Coyne works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service. Eugene earned $157,508 in 2025.

Michael Colopelnic

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,494

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $31,656
Other pay: $17,328
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,494
Hire date: 2018-12-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: V

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 361.25
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Michael Colopelnic works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Michael earned $157,494 in 2025.

Vincent Castania

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,493

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $30,444
Other pay: $18,539
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,493
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 351.38
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Vincent Castania serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $157,493.

Nicholas Spano

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,491

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $23,159
Other pay: $25,821
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,491
Hire date: 2014-07-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Richmond
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 258.32
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Nicholas Spano serves as a Firefighter based in Richmond. They have served since 2014 (about 11 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $157,491.

Devin Damora

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,485

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $25,760
Other pay: $23,215
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,485
Hire date: 2014-12-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 298.15
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Devin Damora 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 $157,485.

Paul Bergin

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,481

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $31,705
Other pay: $17,266
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,481
Hire date: 2019-05-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 369.18
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Paul Bergin holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $157,481.

Joseph Papillo

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,480

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $31,272
Other pay: $17,698
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,480
Hire date: 2018-12-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 365.72
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

At Fire Department, Joseph Papillo serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2018, they have about 7 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $157,480.

Kevin Mccormick

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,462

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $25,682
Other pay: $23,269
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,462
Hire date: 2003-02-02
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 290
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Kevin Mccormick works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. Kevin earned $157,462 in 2025.

Michael Samolis

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,435

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $30,713
Other pay: $18,212
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,435
Hire date: 2017-06-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 354.97
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Michael Samolis holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $157,435.

Christopher Ferro

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$157,399

Base pay: $108,510
Overtime: $30,396
Other pay: $18,492
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $157,399
Hire date: 2016-12-12
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 361.52
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Christopher Ferro is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2016 (about 9 years). 2025 total compensation came to $157,399.