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 Fischer works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. James earned $52,779 in 2025.
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Richard Galvin is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2006 (about 19 years). 2025 total compensation came to $52,726.
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Christopher Fields holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,713.
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Tyrese Muller holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,704.
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Eric Tripoli works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Eric earned $52,665 in 2025.
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Christopher Gentile works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2020, about 5 years. Christopher earned $52,656 in 2025.
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Miguel Caceres holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $52,648.
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At Fire Department, Fallou Sall serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,632.
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At Fire Department, Kevin Mulligan serves as a Firefighter based in Bronx. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $52,616.
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Nicholas Green is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $52,577.
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Christopher Joseph works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Christopher earned $52,530 in 2025.
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John Rivera is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $52,523.
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At Fire Department, Steven Coleman serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,522.
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Courtney Byron is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $52,504.
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Hugo Rojas Almonte holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,432.
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Jesse Schoendorf works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Jesse earned $52,420 in 2025.
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Kacy Saile holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Richmond. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,410.
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At Fire Department, Devone Bishop serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $52,331.
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At Fire Department, Devin Williams serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $52,319.
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Juan Castillo holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,294.
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At Fire Department, Bryan Zeni serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Their 2025 pay totaled $52,264.
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At Fire Department, Dominick Palaia serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,260.
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James Mcbrien works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1990, they have about 35 years of service. James earned $52,246 in 2025.
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Kyle Radin holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,246.
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Nestor Cabrera works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Nestor earned $52,230 in 2025.
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At Fire Department, Harold Dickerson serves as a Firefighter based in Richmond. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,208.
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At Fire Department, Allen Benoit serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,189.
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Jerome Brown works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Jerome earned $52,155 in 2025.
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Tyjahwon Jenkins is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $52,139.
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Daniel Walsh works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Daniel earned $52,128 in 2025.
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Patrick Jetter works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Patrick earned $52,098 in 2025.
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William Faller is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $52,079.
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Dequan Samuels holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,058.
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Michael Wallin holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,051.
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Michael Padilla works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Michael earned $52,044 in 2025.
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Anthony Poli holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $52,016.
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Ethan Sherry is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $52,007.
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Timothy Heidrich Ii is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $51,997.
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Marquis Robbins works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Marquis earned $51,983 in 2025.
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Christopher Reed holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $51,965.