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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Sean Mccort is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). 2025 total compensation came to $18,848.
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Lester Peters Jr holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $18,784.
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Steven Pulsch works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years). Steven earned $18,727 in 2025.
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Angel Arroyo 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 $18,662.
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Patrick Hodgens works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2013, they have about 12 years of service. Patrick earned $18,579 in 2025.
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Robert Graham is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $18,546.
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At Fire Department, Michael Galarza serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $18,454.
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Keith Foss works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. Keith earned $18,454 in 2025.
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Adam Ayvazian works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. Adam earned $18,454 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Eddie Gonzalez serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $18,328.
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Jeffrey Saccomanno holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2001, they have about 24 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $18,260.
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Chase Fredrickson works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). Chase earned $18,125 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Ronald Deaso Jr serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $18,125.
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David Rosen is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). 2025 total compensation came to $17,922.
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William Toelstedt 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 $17,860.
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John Gardner is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. 2025 total compensation came to $17,795.
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Paul Fitzgerald is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years. 2025 total compensation came to $17,662.
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At Fire Department, David Brown serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2006, they have about 19 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $17,466.
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Michael Suo is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. 2025 total compensation came to $17,394.
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Ernest Richter 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 $17,394.
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Thomas Maresca 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 $17,318.
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Vincent Ortado holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2005 (about 20 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $17,200.
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Raymundo Ferrer is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). 2025 total compensation came to $17,136.
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William West Iii 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 $17,102.
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John Meaney works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. John earned $17,020 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Carlo Longobardo serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $17,000.
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Michael Bacich works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2007 (about 18 years). Michael earned $16,806 in 2025.
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Basil Nonis holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2008, they have about 17 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,772.
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Gregory Della Valle works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). Gregory earned $16,541 in 2025.
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Edgar Tineo works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. Edgar earned $16,541 in 2025.
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Jeffrey Orsino works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Jeffrey earned $16,535 in 2025.
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Brian Broggy holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $16,477.
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At Fire Department, Darren Lindemann serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2002, about 23 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,394.
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At Fire Department, Joseph Ambrosio serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2007, about 18 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,147.
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At Fire Department, Dino Chooweenam serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,143.
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Brian Tymczyszyn is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $16,015.
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At Fire Department, Matthew Vincelli serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $15,775.
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Michael Vincitore works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. Michael earned $15,746 in 2025.
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Paul Monahan 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 $15,742.
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At Fire Department, Frank Depierro serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2006, about 19 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $15,733.