New York City (FDNY) firefighter salary, 2025
New York City is one government for all five boroughs. Its firefighters and fire officers work for the Fire Department (FDNY).1 9,187 people worked as firefighters for New York City in fiscal year 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $152,003, overtime included.
What is the average firefighter salary at New York City?
Official pay range2
$56,287 to $109,352
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest firefighter title
Based on the 7,750 of 9,187 firefighters who worked the full year.
Most of New York City's firefighters (9,187 of 9,187) hold the title Firefighter (Fire Department), with an official range of $56,287 to $109,352. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $152,003, $42,651 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $162,103
- the middle firefighter: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $37,364
- average per full-year firefighter
- Starting salary
- $56,287
- bottom of the Firefighter (Fire Department) range
- New York average
- $149,286
- average total pay at all 2 employers
What does each firefighter title at New York City pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1,2 Official ranges are the city's current ones (2026), so they can be a little higher than the rates paid in fiscal year 2025. Hourly rates are shown as a yearly amount at the title's standard hours.
- Firefighter (Fire Department)$152,003
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Fire lieutenant, captain and battalion chief pay at New York City
Ranks above firefighter, kept out of the firefighter figures on this page. Range: the lowest bottom and highest top of the rank's official ranges, from the city's current title list. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | 9,187 | $56,287 to $109,352 | $152,003 |
| Lieutenants | 1,495 | $115,974 to $140,212 | $216,610 |
| Captains | 674 | $141,537 to $160,941 | $274,594 |
| Battalion Chiefs | 390 | $161,786 to $209,563 | $225,177 |
Full-year captains averaged $274,594, $122,591 more than firefighters.
Does New York City pay firefighters more than other New York employers?
Average total pay of full-year firefighters: New York City next to every New York employer together.1
- New York City$152,003
- All employers in New York$149,286
Full-year firefighters at New York City earned $2,717 more than the New York average.
Questions about firefighter pay at New York City
What is the average firefighter salary at New York City?
Firefighters at New York City who worked the full year earned an average of $152,003 in fiscal year 2025, overtime included. The middle firefighter earned $162,103: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its firefighter titles runs from $56,287 to $109,352.
How much overtime do firefighters at New York City earn?
Full-year firefighters were paid an average of $37,364 in overtime in fiscal year 2025. The middle one was paid $33,824: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a firefighter at the FDNY?
$56,287 a year: the bottom of the current official range (2026) for New York City's Firefighter (Fire Department) title. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year firefighters averaged $152,003 in total pay.
How much does a fire captain make at the FDNY?
Full-year captains at New York City averaged $274,594 in total pay in fiscal year 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $141,537 to $160,941.
More public salaries at New York City
- Police officer salaries at New York City$124,942 average total pay
- 911 dispatcher salaries at New York City$88,486 average total pay
- Social worker salaries at New York City$93,755 average total pay
- Water operator salaries at New York City$140,316 average total pay
- Correctional officer salaries at New York City$179,182 average total pay
- Paramedic and EMT salaries at New York City$79,460 average total pay
Sources for the New York City figures
Every person who held a firefighter position at New York City at any point in fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025) counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people still employed at the end of June 2025 who worked at least 90% of a full year's regular hours at their title's standard week. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- City of New York, Citywide Payroll Data (Fiscal Year): titles, base salaries, regular pay, overtime and other pay of every city employee, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025).
- City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Civil Service Titles: official minimum and maximum pay per title, current list (2026).