Fire Captain salary at City of Des Moines

The average fire captain salary at City of Des Moines was $123,100 , which is 14 percent higher than the average salary for this job in Iowa, and 7 percent higher than the national average for this job . Fire Captain salaries at City of Des Moines typically range from $117,288 to $132,827 (25th to 75th percentile). The highest reported fire captain salary was $164,731. There are 38 employees at City of Des Moines with the job title fire captain.