Fire Lieutenant

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

123 employees hold this title in Ps - Fire Bureau. Median total compensation for the role is $19,510, above the department median of $16,355.

Employees: 123
Total payroll: $2.8M
Role median: $19,510
Agency median: $16,355
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$2,278$66,206+

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How total compensation varies among the 123 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.

Compare jurisdictions

Fire Lieutenant beyond City of Pittsburgh

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Pittsburgh, the median of $19,510 ranks #10 of 10. See Fire Lieutenant across all of City of Pittsburgh →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$205,266 · 141

$141,103 · 506

$133,211 · 81

$120,360 · 147

$119,661 · 176

City of Springfield, MA

$100,715 · 54

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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Paul Helms

Fire Lieutenant/Ps - Fire Bureau

2019 total comp

$52,035

Sub-department: PS-Fire Engine Co.30
Base pay: $49,721
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $728
Benefits: $1,587
Total compensation: $52,035
Hire date: 1993-11-08
Union / bargaining unit: Fire

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Jan 4, 2019
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 250000
Socrata Entity Number: 11640
Total Taxes: 727.63

Paul Helms is a Fire Lieutenant at Ps - Fire Bureau within Ps-Fire Engine Co.30. They have served since 1993 (about 26 years). 2019 total compensation came to $52,035. They are represented by Fire.