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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James Mcgowan works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). James earned $20,332 in 2025.
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Charles Selock works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Charles earned $20,332 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Gerard Morse serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $20,332.
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Liam Carroll is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $20,321.
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Kevin Brodwater holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $20,318.
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Douglas Bainton holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $20,213.
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Christopher Russell is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $20,198.
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Alfred Trentalange Jr. works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service. Alfred earned $20,146 in 2025.
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Francesco Defrancesco holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $19,999.
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Christian Rhodes holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $19,999.
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Tomislav Dadic is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). 2025 total compensation came to $19,999.
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David Benenati is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $19,999.
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Michael Cahill is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). 2025 total compensation came to $19,999.
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At Fire Department, Thomas Larkin Jr. serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $19,999.
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Michael Richardson works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. Michael earned $19,999 in 2025.
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Glenn Raynor 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 $19,999.
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Jose Rubio is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). 2025 total compensation came to $19,999.
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Louis Femia holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $19,999.
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Anthony Prezioso is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $19,930.
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Peter Violetti works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. Peter earned $19,876 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Dominick Saia serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $19,743.
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Thomas Waller holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 23 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $19,737.
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Domenick Pastore holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1994 (about 31 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $19,737.
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John Bertan is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $19,593.
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Michael Tilelli holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $19,581.
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Mario Pagan is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2002, they have about 23 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $19,579.
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At Fire Department, Eddie Rodriguez serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1999, they have about 26 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $19,570.
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Richard Roccabruna holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $19,473.
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At Fire Department, Eric Heissenbuttel serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $19,456.
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Marc Castellano works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. Marc earned $19,443 in 2025.
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William Sherwin works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2000, they have about 25 years of service. William earned $19,400 in 2025.
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Kenneth O'Brien works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). Kenneth earned $19,397 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Stephen Sanguinedo serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2013, about 12 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $19,129.
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At Fire Department, Frank Campisi serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $19,113.
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At Fire Department, Claudio Papalia serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2004 (about 21 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $19,064.
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Christopher Marin works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Christopher earned $18,981 in 2025.
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Brian Walsh works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. Brian earned $18,947 in 2025.
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Sean Mccracken works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). Sean earned $18,936 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Joseph Grimaldi Iii serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 23 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $18,861.
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John Hotine is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. 2025 total compensation came to $18,848.