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City of Philadelphia / Pfd Fire / Fire Lieutenant

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Fire Lieutenant

Enforce laws and maintain public safety — patrol, respond to incidents, investigate crimes, and make arrests.

402 employees hold this title in Pfd Fire. Median total compensation for the role is $44,178, above the department median of $33,557.

Employees
402
Total payroll
$19.6M
Role median
$44,178
Agency median
$33,557
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$132,781+

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How total compensation varies among the 402 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.

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This role across City of Philadelphia

Fire Lieutenant is held in 2 City of Philadelphia departments. In Pfd Fire, the median of $44,178 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Finance Finance
$51,044 · 4

Median total compensation for the Fire Lieutenant role in other City of Philadelphiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Fire Lieutenant beyond City of Philadelphia

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Philadelphia, the median of $44,178 ranks #9 of 10. See Fire Lieutenant across all of City of Philadelphia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City of Boston
$205,266 · 141
Miami-Dade County
$141,103 · 506
City of Worcester
$133,211 · 81
City of Buffalo
$120,360 · 147
City of Milwaukee
$119,661 · 176
City of Memphis
$87,493 · 261
City of Baltimore
$77,118 · 301

Median total compensation for comparable Fire Lieutenantroles 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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Keith Czaja

Fire Lieutenant/Pfd Fire

2025 total comp
$122,652
Base pay
$17,649
Overtime
$10,963
Other pay
$94,041
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$122,652
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$102,887
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
6B03
Public Id
3878
Total Pay
$122,652

At Pfd Fire, Keith Czaja serves as a Fire Lieutenant. They work salaried. Their 2025 pay totaled $122,652.

Alice Mcdonald

Fire Lieutenant/Pfd Fire

2020 total comp
$121,834
Base pay
$42,377
Overtime
$5,221
Other pay
$74,236
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,834
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$89,024
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
6B03
Public Id
2406
Total Pay
$121,834

Alice Mcdonald holds the role of Fire Lieutenant at Pfd Fire. Their status is salaried. In 2020, their total compensation was $121,834.

Lorenzo Selby

Fire Lieutenant/Pfd Fire

2020 total comp
$121,749
Base pay
$13,739
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$108,011
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$121,749
Employment type
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Base Salary
$86,853
Employee Category
Civil Service
Job Code
6B03
Public Id
29170
Total Pay
$121,749

Lorenzo Selby works as a Fire Lieutenant for Pfd Fire. Their status is salaried. Lorenzo earned $121,749 in 2020.