The FDNY will pay Joseph Pfeifer a yearly salary of $242,727, plus his annual fire department pension of $278,314, officials confirmed.
FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh is facing a mutiny by top chiefs.With his pension and new city paycheck, Pfeifer will take home more than Mayor Adams, who makes $258,750 a year. Kavanagh’s salary is $243,171.
“One can appreciate those who choose to work in the public sector, but some may think that half a million dollars or more in total compensation is outrageous, especially when both of those pots of money are funded and guaranteed by taxpayers, many of whom will never make that kind of money or have the benefit of a constitutionally guaranteed pension,” said Tim Hoefer, the Empire Center’s president and CEO.
Critics say Martinez’s powerful post is an insult to some veteran fire chiefs and rank-and-file firefighters, who might bristle at a cop giving them orders. The long-simmering rivalry between the NYPD and the FDNY is dubbed the “Battle of the Badges.”Dozens of city retirees have taken government jobs and collect both pensions and paychecks.But Kavanagh likely chose Martinez because he is willing to execute her plans and advance her mission — without question, insiders say.
The FDNY erupted in turmoil last month when Kavanagh demoted three chiefs without consulting the department’s top uniformed officers, Chief of Department John Hodgens and Chief of Operations John Esposito. They promptly asked for demotions to their civil service titles, citing a “breach of trust.”
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