Missouri City City Council OKs 5.5% pay raise for firefighters

Missouri City firefighters will see a pay increase this May.

In a nutshell

At a May 4 meeting, Missouri City City Council approved the second reading of an ordinance to increase firefighter pay by 5.5%, including a 3% overall increase and a 2.5% step increase.

The first reading of the ordinance was approved at an April 20 meeting, Community Impact reported.

Zooming in

The ordinance increases the pay plan for firefighters from $64,104 to $66,027, while firefighter specialists' pay will increase to $88,798, up from $86,211, per agenda documents.

City Manager Angel Jones previously said the pay increase was a part of the $255.63 million in expenses approved for fiscal year 2025-26 budget in September. The last firefighter pay increase was approved by council in April 2025.

What's next?

The new pay rates will go into effect May 17, per agenda documents.