Nashville, TN · 2025 pay · 7 people
How much does a fire commander make in Nashville, TN?
$150,437typical pay for a fire commander in 2025
$145,472 – $154,910what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.4% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Metro Nashville · Matches the agency's latest release · nashville.gov ↗
Where fire commanders work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire commanders, 2025
- 1Gordon J. ToonFire Commander · Metro Nashville$162,110
- 2Larry Dean ClymerFire Commander · Metro Nashville$155,532
- 3Lester P. KeltonFire Commander · Metro Nashville$154,288
- 4Wendell M (Montrell) ToneyFire Commander · Metro Nashville$150,437
- 5Lawrence D Jr HutchisonFire Commander · Metro Nashville$146,806
Common questions
How much does a fire commander make in Nashville, TN?
The typical fire commander was paid $150,437 in 2025; most earned between $145,472 and $154,910. This counts all 7 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.1% of all pay for fire commanders in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Commander, at any level (for example "Fire Commander"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this