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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John Smith

Fire Lieutenant/Ps - Fire Bureau

2018 total comp

$53,446

Sub-department: PS-Fire Engine Co.35
Base pay: $39,273
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $569
Benefits: $13,604
Total compensation: $53,446
Hire date: 1989-04-24
Union / bargaining unit: Fire

Source-specific fields

Date Terminated: Oct 1, 2018
Employment Status: Full-Time
Home Cost Center: 250000
Socrata Entity Number: 24836
Total Taxes: 569.45

At Ps - Fire Bureau, John Smith serves as a Fire Lieutenant within Ps-Fire Engine Co.35. Their tenure dates to 1989, about 29 years. Their 2018 pay totaled $53,446. Their bargaining unit is Fire.