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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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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Blaze Mcdonald-Smith

Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$682

Base pay: -$635
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$47
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$682
Hire date: 2021-03-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $49,047
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 46

Blaze Mcdonald-Smith is a Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2021, about 4 years. 2025 total compensation came to -$682.

Nicholaus Scollan

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$748

Base pay: -$639
Overtime: -$28
Other pay: -$80
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$748
Hire date: 2003-10-13
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $95,065
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 0

At Fire Department, Nicholaus Scollan serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2003 (about 22 years). Their 2025 pay totaled -$748.

Jose Jimenez Castill

Worker's Compensation Benefits Examiner/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$1,289

Base pay: -$1,289
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,289
Hire date: 2019-07-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,548
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 0

Jose Jimenez Castill is a Worker's Compensation Benefits Examiner at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2019 (about 6 years). 2025 total compensation came to -$1,289.

Sheldon Rowe

Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$1,403

Base pay: -$1,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$13
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,403
Hire date: 2024-01-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $36,330
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: -80

Sheldon Rowe works as a Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee for Fire Department based in Queens. Hired in 2024, they have about a year of service. Sheldon earned -$1,403 in 2025.

Jadan Lawson

Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$1,424

Base pay: -$1,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$34
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,424
Hire date: 2024-01-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $36,330
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: -80

Jadan Lawson works as a Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee for Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Jadan earned -$1,424 in 2025.

Marquell Archer

Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$1,424

Base pay: -$1,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$34
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,424
Hire date: 2024-01-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $36,330
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: -80

Marquell Archer works as a Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee for Fire Department based in Queens. They have served since 2024 (about a year). Marquell earned -$1,424 in 2025.

Yadira Arroyo

Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$1,455

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$1,455
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,455
Hire date: 2003-08-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $51,600
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 0

At Fire Department, Yadira Arroyo serves as a Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2003, about 22 years. Their 2025 pay totaled -$1,455.

Kevin Marek

Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$1,485

Base pay: -$1,390
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$96
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$1,485
Hire date: 2024-01-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Queens
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $36,330
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: -80

Kevin Marek is a Emergency Medical Specialist Trainee at Fire Department based in Queens. Their tenure dates to 2024, about a year. 2025 total compensation came to -$1,485.

Luc Njiki

Motor Vehicle Operator/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$2,181

Base pay: -$1,227
Overtime: -$798
Other pay: -$156
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,181
Hire date: 2021-09-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,830
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: -16.5
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: -80

Luc Njiki works as a Motor Vehicle Operator for Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Hired in 2021, they have about 4 years of service. Luc earned -$2,181 in 2025.

Jan Michael Morales Magriz

Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$2,477

Base pay: -$2,277
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$199
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,477
Hire date: 2018-10-15
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $59,534
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: -80

Jan Michael Morales Magriz holds the role of Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. In 2025, their total compensation was -$2,477.

Jamila Woods

Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$2,569

Base pay: -$2,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$231
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,569
Hire date: 2018-02-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Bronx
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $59,534
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: -80

Jamila Woods is a Emergency Medical Specialist-Emt at Fire Department based in Bronx. Their tenure dates to 2018, about 7 years. 2025 total compensation came to -$2,569.

James Marshall

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$2,580

Base pay: -$1,768
Overtime: -$589
Other pay: -$222
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,580
Hire date: 2001-10-28
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $95,065
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 0

At Fire Department, James Marshall serves as a Firefighter based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2001, about 24 years. Their 2025 pay totaled -$2,580.

Maximillian Rivera

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$2,596

Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: -$2,596
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$2,596
Hire date: 2015-06-29
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: G

Source-specific fields

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

Maximillian Rivera holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2015 (about 10 years). In 2025, their total compensation was -$2,596.

Christopher Colasuono

Firefighter/Fire Department

2025 total comp

-$3,067

Base pay: -$2,556
Overtime: -$307
Other pay: -$203
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: -$3,067
Hire date: 2016-06-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $98,155
Leave Status as of June 30: Ceased
Overtime Hours: 0
Payroll Number: 57
Regular Hours: 0

Christopher Colasuono holds the role of Firefighter at Fire Department based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2016, about 9 years. In 2025, their total compensation was -$3,067.