Assistant Fire Chief

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

3 employees hold this title in Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Median total compensation for the role is $118,282, above the department median of $98,569.

Employees: 3
Total payroll: $347.3K
Role median: $118,282
Agency median: $98,569
Comparison: Above

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Assistant Fire Chief beyond New York Public Authorities

This role is reported in 8 jurisdictions. In New York Public Authorities, the median of $105,580 ranks #6 of 8. See Assistant Fire Chief across all of New York Public Authorities →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$510,348 · 17

$248,616 · 13

$167,378 · 14

$144,946 · 13

City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

$108,416 · 6

City of Philadelphia

$59,161 · 7

Missouri

$17,320 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Assistant Fire Chief roles 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.

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Assoc.Staff Analyst 550
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Bus Maintainer B 814
Bus Maintainer Chassis 493
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Bus Operator Twu-100 1,517
Bus Operator(Rev Veh)Atu Si02F 1,072
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Bus Operator(Revenue Vehicle) 8,713
Bus Operators 4,629
Car Appearance Maintenance 717
Car Inspector (Assignment B) 1,827
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Coach Cleaner 513
College Aide 467
Conductor 2,776
Conductor (Constr and Flagging) 629
Conductor (Rev Veh) 01-F 3,369
Conductor (Rev Veh) 010F 1,508
Conductor (Rev.Veh) 2,114
Conductor(Constr and Flagg) 01-F 575
Dispatcher I (Surface Transit) 595
Dispatcher Rapid Transit Operations 840
Electrician 837
Engineer 611
Locomotive Engineer 757
Machinist 490
Maintainer 786
Maintainer I (Revenue Equip) 493
Mantaner 499
Mtce.Supv.(Car Equip) I 753
Mtce.Supv.(Track) I 505
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Police Officer Hire Plus 1 731
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Record list

Employees with this title

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Laurence Jacobs

Assistant Fire Chief/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$127,196

Sub-department: GCT - Safety
Base pay: $124,095
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,101
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $127,196
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: H

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $107,530
Extra Pay: $2,902
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $199
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

At Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Laurence Jacobs serves as a Assistant Fire Chief within Gct - Safety. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $127,196.

James Tipa

Assistant Fire Chief/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2024 total comp

$118,282

Sub-department: GCT - Safety
Base pay: $115,357
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,926
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $118,282
Employment type: Full-Time
Middle name: T

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $105,821
Extra Pay: $2,678
Job Group: Managerial
Other Compensation: $248
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

James Tipa works as a Assistant Fire Chief for Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Gct - Safety. Their status is full-time. James earned $118,282 in 2024.

Andrew Seicol

Assistant Fire Chief/Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2021 total comp

$101,774

Sub-department: GCT - Safety
Base pay: $98,009
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,765
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $101,774
Employment type: Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Base Annualized Salary: $99,854
Extra Pay: $3,765
Job Group: Managerial
Overtime Exempt: Yes
Paid by Another Entity: No

Andrew Seicol holds the role of Assistant Fire Chief at Metropolitan Transportation Authority within Gct - Safety. Their status is full-time. In 2021, their total compensation was $101,774.