Is FDNY a good company to work for?

FDNY has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 300 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 3% over the last 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at FDNY to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about FDNY have been left by employees working as Firefighter , Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic .

Does FDNY pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, FDNY employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at FDNY. This rating has improved by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at FDNY?

74% of FDNY employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated FDNY 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at FDNY?

Firefighter (59) , Paramedic (23) , EMT-B (21) , Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) (15) , EMT-Basic (11) , Fdny Emt (8) , Fireman (7) , EMT (6) , Lieutenant (6) , Fire Lieutenant (3) , Fire Marshal (3) , Agency Attorney III (2) , Architect (2) , Attorney (2) , Business Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at FDNY according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits ; 12 hr tours" ((in 29 reviews)); "The people I work with are great" ((in 19 reviews)); "Benefits, pension, the actual runs were cool." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good place to work, steady work and job security" ((in 9 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at FDNY according to real employee reviews?

"The pay is low and hours can vary." ((in 23 reviews)); "Hours are long and hard." ((in 7 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 5 reviews)); "Still many Whites who feel entitled and department is still riddled with racism." ((in 3 reviews)); "Backstab culture." ((in 3 reviews))

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FDNY reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(283 total reviews)

Nicholas Scoppetta

39% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Senior management

FDNY has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FDNY employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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283 reviews

3.0

Jul 26, 2018

FDNY EMS - Paramedic

Field paramedic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Colleagues, good benefits and vacation. Can take overtime as time off.

Cons

Extremely Underpaid compared to fire side, constant revolving door due many members using EMS as entry to fire side with its much better pay, working conditions, status and less work load. Can only take 30 days off regardless of vacation due EMS employee. FDNY upper management somewhat selective on anti bullying and prejudice enforcement.

1.0

Sep 25, 2024

Terrible

Firefighter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A kick you while your down mentality, not what people think it is

Cons

Worst job I’ve ever had

4.0

Nov 24, 2016

Benefits and job security

Paramedic

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hard to beat the job security of civil service. Plenty of overtime available. Some great people to work with. Great training opportunities. With overtime for time, you can have essentially unlimited vacation time as well as decent money.

Cons

Tier 6. Especially as an EMS employee. Some miserable people up the chain of command that love sharing their misery with their employees via constant paperwork and command discipline. It's hard to live on an EMS salary without killing yourself with overtime. Bathroom police. It's a real thing. Concern for minutiae above the importance of patient care.

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