New York City / Fire Department / Firefighter

Job-title file

Firefighter

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.

Employees: 9,015
Total payroll: $1.2B
Role median: $155,283
Agency median: $126,036
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$61,612$230,381+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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

Firefighter pay vs. the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

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.

Where Fire Department sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,390

$74,880

$106,420

$106,430

$115,380

Fire Department median · $108,510

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.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$34,910

$44,490

$59,280

$77,250

$101,040

Fire Department median · $108,510

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

Firefighter beyond New York City

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 →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$227,725 · 937

$219,830 · 2,021

$150,285 · 475

$123,978 · 68

$115,473 · 1,493

$96,719 · 15

$91,155 · 190

City of Springfield, MA

$82,715 · 194

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

Employees with this title

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Michael Pimentel

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$47,243

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $526
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,243
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 13
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

Michael Pimentel works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Michael earned $47,243 in 2025.

Michael Vizcaino

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$47,189

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $471
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,189
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 11.5
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

Michael Vizcaino works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Michael earned $47,189 in 2025.

Jeff Alexis

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$47,075

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $358
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,075
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 8.5
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

Jeff Alexis holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2024 (about a year). In 2025, their total compensation was $47,075.

Christopher Valentine

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$47,001

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $283
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,001
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 7
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

At Fire Department, Christopher Valentine serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $47,001.

Mcterry Obioha

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$47,001

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $283
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $47,001
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 7
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

Mcterry Obioha works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Mcterry earned $47,001 in 2025.

Andrew Bruder

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,960

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $243
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,960
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 6
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

Andrew Bruder holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. In 2025, their total compensation was $46,960.

Richard Moschetta

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,960

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $243
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,960
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 6
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

Richard Moschetta is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. 2025 total compensation came to $46,960.

Zachary Koffsky

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,951

Base pay: $39,045
Overtime: $4,825
Other pay: $3,081
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,951
Hire date: 2024-03-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 114.52
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,457.17

Zachary Koffsky is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). 2025 total compensation came to $46,951.

Christopher Rivera

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,871

Base pay: $40,125
Overtime: $4,256
Other pay: $2,491
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,871
Hire date: 2024-03-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 102.78
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,497.17

Christopher Rivera works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Christopher earned $46,871 in 2025.

Eric Aronsen

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,858

Base pay: $45,338
Overtime: $140
Other pay: $1,380
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,858
Hire date: 2024-08-26
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 3.33
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,680

Eric Aronsen is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to $46,858.

Robert Brunone

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,588

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $46,588
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,588
Hire date: 1981-09-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 0

Robert Brunone works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1981, they have about 44 years of service. Robert earned $46,588 in 2025.

James Watts

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,479

Base pay: $13,240
Overtime: $12,001
Other pay: $21,238
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,479
Hire date: 2003-12-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 134
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 262.87

James Watts is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $46,479.

Michael Pena

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$46,409

Base pay: $39,353
Overtime: $3,697
Other pay: $3,359
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $46,409
Hire date: 2024-04-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 88.35
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,468.58

At Fire Department, Michael Pena serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $46,409.

Salvatore Ferraioli

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$45,929

Base pay: $13,240
Overtime: $25,630
Other pay: $7,059
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,929
Hire date: 2005-04-08
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 264
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 262.87

Salvatore Ferraioli is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2005, about 20 years. 2025 total compensation came to $45,929.

Anthony Borruso

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$45,849

Base pay: $8,342
Overtime: $4,228
Other pay: $33,278
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,849
Hire date: 1995-07-09
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 48
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 165.72

At Fire Department, Anthony Borruso serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1995, they have about 30 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $45,849.

Thomas Kartelias

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$45,483

Base pay: $13,240
Overtime: $16,491
Other pay: $15,752
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,483
Hire date: 2013-01-14
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 192
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 262.87

Thomas Kartelias holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2013 (about 12 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $45,483.

Jason Saulle

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$45,110

Base pay: $13,240
Overtime: $9,648
Other pay: $22,222
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $45,110
Hire date: 2007-03-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 112
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 262.87

Jason Saulle holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2007, they have about 18 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,110.

Jason Speiser

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$44,920

Base pay: $13,240
Overtime: $5,574
Other pay: $26,107
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,920
Hire date: 2005-05-31
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 58
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 262.87

Jason Speiser works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2005, they have about 20 years of service. Jason earned $44,920 in 2025.

Jean Negron

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$44,578

Base pay: $41,020
Overtime: $2,271
Other pay: $1,287
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,578
Hire date: 2024-09-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 56
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,520

At Fire Department, Jean Negron serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,578.

James Dabrowski

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$44,346

Base pay: $38,859
Overtime: $405
Other pay: $5,083
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $44,346
Hire date: 2019-06-10
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 17.75
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,570.28

James Dabrowski works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. James earned $44,346 in 2025.

John Calandra

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$43,793

Base pay: $41,020
Overtime: $1,516
Other pay: $1,257
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,793
Hire date: 2024-09-23
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Manhattan

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 37.5
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,520.02

At Fire Department, John Calandra serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,793.

Arber Ceci

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$43,417

Base pay: $37,731
Overtime: $4,165
Other pay: $1,521
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,417
Hire date: 2023-04-24
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $59,060
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 99.32
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,348.58

At Fire Department, Arber Ceci serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $43,417.

Terence O'Connor

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$43,370

Base pay: $3,160
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $40,209
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,370
Hire date: 1984-07-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 62.88

Terence O'Connor is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1984 (about 41 years). 2025 total compensation came to $43,370.

Charles Flood

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$43,328

Base pay: $25,627
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,701
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $43,328
Hire date: 2014-12-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: On leave
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,994.32

Charles Flood holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2014, they have about 11 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $43,328.

Calvin Ramdehall

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$42,785

Base pay: $35,653
Overtime: $2,745
Other pay: $4,387
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,785
Hire date: 2024-04-22
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $56,287
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 66.13
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,331.47

At Fire Department, Calvin Ramdehall serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. Their 2025 pay totaled $42,785.

Joseph Dadamo

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$42,253

Base pay: $13,240
Overtime: $1,704
Other pay: $27,309
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,253
Hire date: 2002-07-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 20
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 262.87

Joseph Dadamo 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 $42,253.

Patrick Demic

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$42,084

Base pay: $1,437
Overtime: $7,537
Other pay: $33,111
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,084
Hire date: 1994-01-16
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $105,146
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 89
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 28.58

Patrick Demic is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 1994, about 31 years. 2025 total compensation came to $42,084.

Ryan Mctiernan

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$41,732

Base pay: $34,788
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $6,944
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,732
Hire date: 2021-10-25
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $70,761
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 1,142.87

At Fire Department, Ryan Mctiernan serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $41,732.

Richard Meneses

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$41,230

Base pay: $21,767
Overtime: $12,296
Other pay: $7,167
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $41,230
Hire date: 2003-11-19
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: W

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $109,352
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 137.17
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 422.87

Richard Meneses holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2003, they have about 22 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $41,230.