Municipal
Allen Fire Department
Allen · Collin County
$97,529 entry · $110,058 top
Community reported Up to date
Directory
Highest reported entry firefighter salaries
Ranked by community-reported base entry pay among the 65 departments currently listed. Base salary only — schedules and incentives vary, so compare carefully.
Community-maintained data. Not officially verified — confirm current pay with the hiring department.
Municipal
Baytown Fire Department
Baytown · Harris County
$87,126 entry · $104,103 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Denton Fire Department
Denton · Denton County
$86,023 entry · $107,987 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Irving Fire Department
Irving · Dallas County
$85,632 entry · $104,088 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
DeSoto Fire Department
DeSoto · Dallas County
$85,208 entry · $100,006 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Frisco Fire Department
Frisco · Collin County
$85,000 entry · $105,047 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Coppell Fire Department
Coppell · Dallas County
$84,975 entry · $103,385 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
McKinney Fire Department
McKinney · Collin County
$83,614 entry · $103,910 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Hurst Fire Department
Hurst · Tarrant County
$82,488 entry · $90,342 top
Community reported Update recommended
Emergency
Denton County ESD No. 1
Denton County · Denton County
$82,132 entry · $101,046 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Lewisville Fire Department
Lewisville · Denton County
$82,034 entry · $103,641 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Southlake Fire Department
Southlake · Tarrant County
$81,990 entry · $81,990 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Flower Mound Fire Department
Flower Mound · Denton County
$81,743 entry · $100,511 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
North Richland Hills Fire Department
North Richland Hills · Tarrant County
$81,565 entry · $96,402 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Grapevine Fire Department
Grapevine · Tarrant County
$81,381 entry · $98,910 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Mansfield Fire Department
Mansfield · Tarrant County
$81,000 entry · $103,379 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Wylie Fire Department
Wylie · Collin County
$80,932 entry · $105,632 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Plano Fire Department
Plano · Collin County
$80,862 entry · $105,898 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Grand Prairie Fire Department
Grand Prairie · Dallas County
$80,062 entry · $102,767 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Roanoke Fire Department
Roanoke · Denton County
$79,768 entry · $79,768 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Fairview Fire Department
Fairview · Collin County
$79,617 entry · $101,292 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
University Park Fire Department
University Park · Dallas County
$79,595 entry · $96,747 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Carrollton Fire Department
Carrollton · Dallas County
$79,571 entry · $101,880 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Waxahachie Fire Department
Waxahachie · Ellis County
$79,548 entry · $96,783 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Prosper Fire Department
Prosper · Collin County
$79,000 entry · $94,330 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Arlington Fire Department
Arlington · Tarrant County
$78,990 entry · $105,959 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Haltom City Fire Department
Haltom City · Tarrant County
$78,813 entry · $78,813 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Little Elm Fire Department
Little Elm · Denton County
$78,759 entry · $95,067 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Euless Fire Department
Euless · Tarrant County
$78,677 entry · $101,250 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
The Colony Fire Department
The Colony · Denton County
$78,559 entry · $96,628 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Colleyville Fire Department
Colleyville · Tarrant County
$78,432 entry · $78,432 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Garland Fire Department
Garland · Dallas County
$77,575 entry · $100,214 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Mesquite Fire Department
Mesquite · Dallas County
$77,548 entry · $103,922 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Rowlett Fire Department
Rowlett · Dallas County
$77,453 entry · $91,682 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Round Rock Fire Department
Round Rock · Williamson County
$76,529 entry · $76,529 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Addison Fire Department
Addison · Dallas County
$76,208 entry · $95,376 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Midlothian Fire Department
Midlothian · Ellis County
$76,190 entry · $96,405 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Keller Fire Department
Keller · Tarrant County
$76,061 entry · $90,884 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Aubrey Fire Department
Aubrey · Denton County
$75,998 entry · $93,505 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Dallas Fire Department
Dallas · Dallas County
$75,397 entry · $98,377 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Princeton Fire Department
Princeton · Collin County
$73,973 entry · $85,755 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Cleburne Fire Department
Cleburne · Johnson County
$73,896 entry · $93,502 top
Department maintained Upcoming pay plan
Combination
Highland Park Department of Public Safety
Highland Park · Dallas County
$73,678 entry · $73,678 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Lake Cities Fire Department
Lake Cities · Denton County
$73,235 entry · $87,347 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Rockwall Fire Department
Rockwall · Rockwall County
$73,097 entry · $93,342 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Crowley Fire Department
Crowley · Tarrant County
$72,679 entry · $97,703 top
Community reported Update recommended
Airport
DFW Airport Department of Public Safety
DFW Airport · Dallas County
$72,297 entry · $95,136 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Saginaw Fire Department
Saginaw · Tarrant County
$72,120 entry · $91,360 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Anna Fire Department
Anna · Collin County
$72,100 entry · $81,149 top
Conflicting reports Up to date
Municipal
Sachse Fire Department
Sachse · Dallas County
$72,100 entry · $88,629 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Temple Fire Department
Temple · Bell County
$72,036 entry · $82,365 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
New Braunfels Fire Department
New Braunfels · Comal County
$71,825 entry · $94,289 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Duncanville Fire Department
Duncanville · Dallas County
$71,757 entry · $93,177 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Kennedale Fire Department
Kennedale · Tarrant County
$70,096 entry · $80,158 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Conroe Fire Department
Conroe · Montgomery County
$68,815 entry · $87,554 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Fort Worth Fire Department
Fort Worth · Tarrant County
$67,757 entry · $94,190 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Ennis Fire Department
Ennis · Ellis County
$67,218 entry · $82,670 top
Community reported Update recommended
Municipal
Terrell Fire Department
Terrell · Kaufman County
$64,480 entry · $80,354 top
Community reported Update recommended
Emergency
Travis County E.S.D No 2
Pflugerville · Travis County
$61,880 entry · $64,384 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Tyler Fire Department
Tyler · Smith County
$61,763 entry · $61,763 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Wichita Falls Fire Department
Wichita Falls · Wichita County
$61,405 entry · $81,112 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Gainesville Fire Department
Gainesville · Cooke County
$60,331 entry · $67,788 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Houston Fire Department
Houston · Harris County
$54,207 entry · $71,040 top
Community reported Up to date
Municipal
Sherman Fire Department
Sherman · Grayson County
$49,480 entry · $58,424 top
Community reported Update recommended