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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At Fire Department, Marek Pavelcak serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $32,187.
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Christopher Franz works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1992, they have about 33 years of service. Christopher earned $32,176 in 2025.
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Brian Roberts works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2001 (about 24 years). Brian earned $31,348 in 2025.
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Baldassare Gerardi is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1992, about 33 years. 2025 total compensation came to $31,331.
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John Pedone holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $30,756.
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At Fire Department, Kelvin Nwabuoku serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $30,520.
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At Fire Department, Andrew Gilmore serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1992 (about 33 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $30,396.
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Julio Garcia Jr is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $30,322.
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Randy Rodriguez works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Randy earned $30,301 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Brandon Ocasio serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $30,290.
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Carlos Mascarinas works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. Carlos earned $30,153 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Keith Calabrese serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $29,998.
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Robert Unger is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1996, about 29 years. 2025 total compensation came to $29,950.
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Ryan Booth works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Ryan earned $29,927 in 2025.
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Michael Dawson is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2002 (about 23 years). 2025 total compensation came to $29,880.
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Robert Ryan works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1991, they have about 34 years of service. Robert earned $29,860 in 2025.
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Ryan Feeley is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $29,836.
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Thomas Miele works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Thomas earned $29,797 in 2025.
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Vincent Nazareno works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Vincent earned $29,612 in 2025.
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Heriberto Rivera is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Richmond. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $29,498.
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At Fire Department, Jose Tirado serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $29,497.
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At Fire Department, Ryan Schwab serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $29,381.
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Kristen Holloway is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $29,359.
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Robert Greenfield works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1994 (about 31 years). Robert earned $29,331 in 2025.
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Payroll for Kevin Rodriguez (Firefighter, Fire Department) may cover more than one person; together they account for $29,168 in 2025.
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Alexis Garcia works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Alexis earned $29,156 in 2025.
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John Schaefer holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,139.
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Adrian Seepersaud works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Adrian earned $29,114 in 2025.
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Kyron Wallace holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2025 (under a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $29,110.
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Angelo Armine Jr holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $29,063.
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At Fire Department, Joseph Wisz serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,998.
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Nathaniel Ryan holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,973.
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Thomas Prendergast is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $28,848.
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Martin Sanders works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Martin earned $28,759 in 2025.
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Vincent Myers works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Richmond. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Vincent earned $28,732 in 2025.
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John Little works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. John earned $28,717 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Joshua Abreu serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,696.
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Salvatore Etter holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Richmond. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,648.
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At Fire Department, Michael Derosa Jr. serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,640.
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At Fire Department, Mark Olman serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,634.