Madison Fire Department Firefighter Salary
Madison, Wisconsin · Dane County · 393 career firefighters · 15 stations
What Madison Fire Department pays
Entry-level starting pay
$62,375
a year
Top of posted range
Not listed
a year
Entry-level postings
1 posting
May 2026
Madison Fire Department listed starting pay of $62,375 a year in its entry-level posting from May 2026. The most recent, Firefighter EMT in May 2026, started at $62,375.
Past Madison Fire Department postings with pay
Closed postings FireJobs recorded in the last two years. Figures are as the department listed them.
| Position | Posted | Starting | Top of range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firefighter EMT | May 2026 | $62,375 | Not listed |
Madison Fire Department pay questions
- How much does a firefighter at Madison Fire Department make?
- Madison Fire Department listed starting pay of $62,375 a year in its entry-level posting from May 2026. The most recent, Firefighter EMT in May 2026, started at $62,375.
- How does Madison Fire Department pay compare with other Wisconsin departments?
- The average starting salary across 7 current Wisconsin firefighter listings on FireJobs is $68,984. Madison Fire Department's most recent starting figure of $62,375 is 10% below it.
- Is Madison Fire Department hiring right now?
- No openings from Madison Fire Department are listed on FireJobs today. Departments with 393 career firefighters usually post once or twice a year. Free weekly alerts for Wisconsin cover it when they do.
Source: pay figures the department published in its own job postings, recorded by FireJobs when each posting was live. Pay changes with contracts and steps; the posting for a current opening is the figure that applies.