Nashville, TN · 2025 pay · 494 people
How much does a fire fighter make in Nashville, TN?
$75,487typical pay for a fire fighter in 2025
$70,036 – $85,033what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 11.5% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Metro Nashville · Matches the agency's latest release · nashville.gov ↗
Where fire fighters work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Fire Fighter 124 people$61,534
- Fire Fighter 2470 people$75,843
Highest-paid fire fighters, 2025
- 1Patrick M BrownFire Fighter 2 · Metro Nashville$122,188
- 2Larry W Ii ForiestFire Fighter 2 · Metro Nashville$115,296
- 3Robert L TidwellFire Fighter 2 · Metro Nashville$111,551
- 4Joshua B JeansFire Fighter 2 · Metro Nashville$110,092
- 5Reginald L Jr WallaceFire Fighter 2 · Metro Nashville$109,496
Common questions
How much does a fire fighter make in Nashville, TN?
The typical fire fighter was paid $75,487 in 2025; most earned between $70,036 and $85,033. This counts all 494 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 8.2% of all pay for fire fighters in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Fighter, at any level (for example "Fire Fighter 1"). 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