Salary for Industry: Fire Department

Updated: 4 Feb 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	$27K	$54K	$81K
Fire Fighter	$42,232
Fire Chief	$63,064
Deputy Fire Chief	$79,502
Fire Captain	$75,003
Fire Inspector	$47,837
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) / Paramedic	$49,438
Paramedic	$44,237
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 4 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 1,266

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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 Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Fire Department of New York (FDNY)	$35,234 - $95,914
Chicago Fire Department	$40,000 - $55,006
City Of	$32,703 - $56,498
City of Atlanta, Georgia	$36,000 - $42,500
City of Valdosta	Not enough data

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$36,973 - $68,623
Associate's Degree	$36,151 - $63,826
Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Fire Science	$42,284 - $66,000
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Fire Science	$33,271 - $57,768
Associate of Science (AS), Fire Science	$36,475 - $66,813

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Gender

	Female 15%			Male 85%
Salary:	$35,141 - $52,081			$36,428 - $66,649

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

32%

5-9 years

21%

10-19 years

24%

20 years or more

18%

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