Salary for Industry: Fire Department

Updated: 30 May 2012

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Industry: Fire Department

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$28K	$56K	$84K
Fire Fighter	$43,913
Fire Chief	$64,844
Deputy Fire Chief	$82,425
Fire Captain	$71,447
Fire Inspector	$49,228
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic	$50,151
Paramedic	$46,214
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 30 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,079

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Job Listings for Fire Department Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 08	Data Coordinator	International Assoc. of Fire Chiefs	Fairfax, Virginia
	The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) is the nation's premiere fire service organization. For... effort with the U.S. Department of Transportation's... Indeed
Jan 21	Psychiatric Director - Nurse Manager Needed Near Baltimore, MD	Favorite Healthcare Staffing	Baltimore, Maryland
	Role in fire drills/response to fire. e. Medical... Department to track nursing vacancies, new hires, and agency staff for the Behavioral Health Department... Indeed
Jan 25	CUSTOMER SERVICE GUARD POSITIONS ARE NOW OPENCALL 917-306-9309	CORPORATE SECURITY	New York, New York
	CALL HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT @ 917-306-9309 N.Y.C... ABLE TO TAKE ALL REQUIRED TRAINING (8HOUR, 16HOUR, FIRE GUARD, AND CPR TRAINING.) BEFORE PLACEMENT. APPLY... Indeed
Jan 24	HIM Supervisor - Bellflower(Job Number: 052895)	Kaiser Permanente	Bellflower, California
	of department personnel. • Develops, maintains, & updates department policies & procedures & performs special studies requested by Quality Assurance Department... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Fire Department Salaries and Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Fire Department of New York (FDNY)	$49,500 - $80,293
City Of	$32,703 - $56,498
U.S. Air Force (USAF)	$24,417 - $42,000
Los Angeles County Fire Department	$46,000 - $80,500
Cal Fire	Not enough data

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$38,701 - $69,943
Associate's Degree	$36,212 - $63,603
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Fire Science	$32,214 - $53,920
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Fire Science	$44,520 - $76,883
Associate of Science (AS), Fire Science	$36,475 - $75,708

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Gender

	Female 16%			Male 84%
Salary:	$35,314 - $52,081			$37,634 - $70,543

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

30%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

23%

20 years or more

20%

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