Nashville, TN · 2025 pay · 8 people
How much does a fire operations chief make in Nashville, TN?
$137,490typical pay for a fire operations chief in 2025
$130,598 – $144,281what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 10.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Metro Nashville · Matches the agency's latest release · nashville.gov ↗
Where fire operations chiefs work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid fire operations chiefs, 2025
- 1Alana C BrownFire Operations Chief · Metro Nashville$156,751
- 2Timothy W LankfordFire Operations Chief · Metro Nashville$146,035
- 3Paul T Jr GilmerFire Operations Chief · Metro Nashville$143,696
- 4Christopher J ServaisFire Operations Chief · Metro Nashville$141,081
- 5Jerry D Jr MorelandFire Operations Chief · Metro Nashville$133,900
Common questions
How much does a fire operations chief make in Nashville, TN?
The typical fire operations chief was paid $137,490 in 2025; most earned between $130,598 and $144,281. This counts all 8 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.8% of all pay for fire operations chiefs in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Fire Operations Chief, at any level (for example "Fire Operations Chief"). 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