Agency file

Fire Department

Source file: New York City — Citywide Payroll / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency response, including prevention, inspection, rescue, and medical aid.

In 2025, this agency had 19,333 employees with median total compensation of $126,036; the highest distinct record was $390,848.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $2.5B
Employees: 19,333
Median total: $126,036
Highest record: $390,848

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

-$61,612$278,790+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 19,333 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($126,036) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $82,739 (65%)
Overtime — $29,381 (23%)
Other — $15,458 (12%)
Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$33,724

$71,892

$126,036

$178,664

$221,124

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $221,124 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $33,724. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Firefighter

9,187 · $154,852

Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt

2,953 · $60,976

Lieutenant

1,495 · $209,716

Emergency Medical Specialist-Paramedic

1,017 · $96,429

Supervising Emergency Medical Service Specialist

848 · $114,843

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Fire Engine 23 City of Buffalo81% match
Cf00 City of Springfield, MA79% match
Pfd Fire City of Philadelphia76% match
Fire Rescue Miami-Dade County76% match
Fire City of Los Angeles73% match
Fire Department City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish55% match

Record list

Employees

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Kenneth Jackowski

Lieutenant/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$236,334

Base pay: $133,873
Overtime: $77,986
Other pay: $24,475
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $236,334
Hire date: 2000-02-01
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $134,819
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 697.37
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Kenneth Jackowski holds the role of Lieutenant at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2000, about 25 years. In 2025, their total compensation was $236,334.

Richard Reid

Captain/Fire Department

2025 total comp

$236,326

Base pay: $137,534
Overtime: $71,260
Other pay: $27,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $236,326
Hire date: 2004-03-07
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $140,930
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 631.15
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 2,080

Richard Reid holds the role of Captain at Fire Department based in Bronx. Hired in 2004, they have about 21 years of service. In 2025, their total compensation was $236,326.