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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Zimzam King is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Richmond. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $28,183.
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Steven Urzua works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Steven earned $28,166 in 2025.
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Mitchell Stogel holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,161.
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At Fire Department, Jean Gomez serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,150.
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Christopher Cali is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2025 (under a year). 2025 total compensation came to $28,148.
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Jake Guzman is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2025 (under a year). 2025 total compensation came to $28,145.
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Matthew Cirillo works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Matthew earned $28,126 in 2025.
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David Shukri works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). David earned $28,125 in 2025.
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George Vered holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,125.
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At Fire Department, Brendan Boles serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,123.
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Charles Morales Rosas works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Charles earned $28,119 in 2025.
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Renato Egas 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 $28,116.
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Julian Tineo holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,113.
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Alex Lance holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $28,107.
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Denis Mceneaney works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1998 (about 27 years). Denis earned $28,101 in 2025.
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Andrew Basile works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Richmond. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Andrew earned $28,100 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Andrew Ciarlo serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,092.
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At Fire Department, Damien Castillo Jr serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $28,091.
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Joseph Cashen holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $28,091.
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At Fire Department, John Neuman serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,088.
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At Fire Department, Freddy Poche serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,073.
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Romney Leveille works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Romney earned $28,072 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Makai Ragusa serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,062.
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At Fire Department, Brian Paolillo serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $28,060.
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Mumin Eltayeb works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. Mumin earned $28,057 in 2025.
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Jose Novas is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $28,055.
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Peter Valencia Jr works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Peter earned $28,052 in 2025.
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Thomas Van Rossem Jr is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2025, they have under a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $28,038.
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Joel Rosario-Lora works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. Joel earned $28,033 in 2025.
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Michael Braun is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $28,029.
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Jonathan Cedillo works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Jonathan earned $28,017 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Richard Vitulli Ii serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $28,011.
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Brenden Berger is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). 2025 total compensation came to $28,011.
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At Fire Department, Justin Dou serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $28,010.
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At Fire Department, Rasheime Mason serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $28,008.
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Niall Mcgeever works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). Niall earned $28,003 in 2025.
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Francis Kelly is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $28,001.
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Labeat Lunja is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2025 (under a year). 2025 total compensation came to $27,998.
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At Fire Department, James Knauer serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1995, about 30 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $27,998.
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Gerard Donlevy is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year. 2025 total compensation came to $27,992.