Tennessee / Military / Assistant Chief
Job-title file
Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.
5 employees hold this title in Military. Median total compensation for the role is $79,308, above the department median of $65,134.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 2,210 people — is $77,920. Military pays a median base salary of $79,308 for this role, 2% above that figure — about the 58th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Military’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers — about 99,140 people — is $93,530. Military’s median base salary is 15% below that national figure, about the 33rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Military is $79,308, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $79,308 ranks #4 of 4. See Assistant Chief across all of Tennessee →
Median total compensation for comparable Assistant 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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Assistant Chief/Military
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At Military, Robby Copas serves as a Assistant Chief within Mcgee Tyson Ang Base. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,067.
Assistant Chief/Military
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At Military, Mark Forrest serves as a Assistant Chief within Memphis Ang Base. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $79,308.
Assistant Chief/Military
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David Sexton is a Assistant Chief at Military within Memphis Ang Base. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $79,308.
Assistant Chief/Military
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At Military, Thomas Macmillan serves as a Assistant Chief within Memphis Ang Base. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $79,308.
Assistant Chief/Military
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At Military, James Kolb serves as a Assistant Chief within Memphis Ang Base. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,784.