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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Edwin Lopez Iii works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Edwin earned $88,189 in 2025.
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Matthew Burke is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. 2025 total compensation came to $88,169.
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Scott Burgos works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Scott earned $88,166 in 2025.
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Daniel Stanilewicz holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $88,133.
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Gary Linares Torres is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $88,110.
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Alberto Diaz Ramos is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. 2025 total compensation came to $88,046.
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Andrew Saenz holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $88,029.
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At Fire Department, Emilio Gigliotti serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,983.
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Vincent Sefershayan works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. Vincent earned $87,966 in 2025.
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Carlos Figueroa is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). 2025 total compensation came to $87,954.
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Kevin Baroz works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Richmond. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). Kevin earned $87,954 in 2025.
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Alex Reems works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Alex earned $87,944 in 2025.
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Steven Edmonds is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $87,886.
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Steven Roccabruna is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1999 (about 26 years). 2025 total compensation came to $87,882.
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Danny Lee holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,864.
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Matthew Dunn holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2017 (about 8 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $87,853.
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At Fire Department, Robert Stern Jr. serves as a Firefighter based in Manhattan. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,850.
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At Fire Department, Matthew Felkey serves as a Firefighter based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Their 2025 pay totaled $87,843.
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John Mari holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2023, they have about 2 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,828.
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Dominic Kulma holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,774.
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Jose Vidal Bueno works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Jose earned $87,770 in 2025.
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Philip Failla holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Richmond. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $87,750.
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Christopher Brognano holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,745.
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Rick Adler Sanon works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Rick earned $87,646 in 2025.
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Grant Lee holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2022, they have about 3 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,635.
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Damian Murphy is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). 2025 total compensation came to $87,619.
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At Fire Department, Nicholas Marinaccio serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2021 (about 4 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $87,610.
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Thomas Brown is a Firefighter at Fire Department within Fire-Suppression (112 Hrs). 2025 total compensation came to $87,570.
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At Fire Department, William Nealis serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). Their 2025 pay totaled $87,562.
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Timothy Duffy holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,538.
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Brian Woods is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $87,481.
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Steven Morales holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2022 (about 3 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $87,478.
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Thomas Mastracchio works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. Thomas earned $87,433 in 2025.
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Leon Woodstock is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. 2025 total compensation came to $87,397.
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James Fusillo works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Richmond. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. James earned $87,396 in 2025.
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Austin Mcloughlin is a Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. Hired in 2019, they have about 6 years of service. 2025 total compensation came to $87,373.
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Payroll for Richard Schmidt (Firefighter, Fire Department) may cover more than one person; together they account for $87,344 in 2025.
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Marcos Ramirez works as a Firefighter for Fire Department based in Manhattan. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. Marcos earned $87,322 in 2025.
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Tyrin Torres holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $87,322.
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Gerald Taylor Iii holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Manhattan. They have served since 2023 (about 2 years). In 2025, their total compensation was $87,316.