Firefighters Salary

Median Salary
$59,280
per year
Hourly Rate
$28.50
per hour
Employment
345,990
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$34,910
25th percentile
$44,490
Median
$59,280
75th percentile
$77,250
90th percentile
$101,040

💰 Firefighters Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
New York$100,960+70.3%
Washington$94,520+59.4%
California$85,120+43.6%
New Jersey$84,130+41.9%
Illinois$78,380+32.2%
Connecticut$77,630+31.0%
District of Columbia$75,870+28.0%
Colorado$74,170+25.1%
Maryland$73,810+24.5%
Pennsylvania$73,460+23.9%
Massachusetts$72,800+22.8%
Oregon$70,900+19.6%
Rhode Island$67,380+13.7%
Nevada$66,570+12.3%
Indiana$62,780+5.9%
Nebraska$61,040+3.0%
Texas$60,180+1.5%
Ohio$59,370+0.2%
Montana$59,310+0.1%
Arizona$59,280+0.0%
Alaska$58,830-0.8%
Virginia$58,670-1.0%
Florida$58,550-1.2%
Wyoming$58,090-2.0%
New Hampshire$56,620-4.5%
Iowa$55,810-5.9%
North Dakota$55,080-7.1%
Michigan$54,640-7.8%
Oklahoma$49,710-16.1%
Tennessee$49,300-16.8%
Missouri$49,080-17.2%
Utah$48,310-18.5%
Maine$48,290-18.5%
South Dakota$48,160-18.8%
Alabama$47,600-19.7%
Idaho$47,320-20.2%
Wisconsin$46,850-21.0%
Delaware$46,710-21.2%
Georgia$46,550-21.5%
Vermont$46,430-21.7%
Kansas$45,900-22.6%
South Carolina$42,570-28.2%
New Mexico$41,590-29.8%
Arkansas$39,690-33.0%
Minnesota$38,110-35.7%
North Carolina$37,940-36.0%
West Virginia$37,350-37.0%
Kentucky$37,150-37.3%
Mississippi$35,880-39.5%
Louisiana$33,120-44.1%

🏙️ Firefighters Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$152,100+156.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$113,700+91.8%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$106,420+79.5%
Bellingham, WA$101,130+70.6%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$101,090+70.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$99,930+68.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,050+65.4%
Vallejo, CA$95,950+61.9%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$95,910+61.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$94,080+58.7%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$90,050+51.9%
Rochester, NY$89,120+50.3%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$88,090+48.6%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$87,980+48.4%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$87,400+47.4%
Ames, IA$86,010+45.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$85,170+43.7%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$83,310+40.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,820+39.7%
Corvallis, OR$82,700+39.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$82,250+38.7%
Binghamton, NY$81,810+38.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$81,680+37.8%
Reno, NV$81,360+37.2%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$81,100+36.8%
Salinas, CA$81,070+36.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$80,560+35.9%
Yuba City, CA$80,360+35.6%
Erie, PA$80,280+35.4%
Napa, CA$80,260+35.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$80,090+35.1%
Sheboygan, WI$79,620+34.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$79,540+34.2%
Boulder, CO$79,390+33.9%
New Haven, CT$79,380+33.9%
Carson City, NV$79,170+33.6%
Fresno, CA$79,160+33.5%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$79,160+33.5%
Longview-Kelso, WA$78,940+33.2%
Abilene, TX$78,380+32.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$78,050+31.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$77,630+31.0%
Bozeman, MT$77,430+30.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$77,400+30.6%
Modesto, CA$77,370+30.5%
Lubbock, TX$77,290+30.4%
Rockford, IL$77,150+30.1%
Missoula, MT$76,620+29.3%
Boise City, ID$76,280+28.7%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$76,120+28.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$75,990+28.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$75,910+28.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$75,860+28.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$75,710+27.7%
Utica-Rome, NY$75,060+26.6%
Barnstable Town, MA$74,870+26.3%
Reading, PA$74,760+26.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$74,470+25.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$73,990+24.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$73,810+24.5%
Peoria, IL$73,670+24.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$73,020+23.2%
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,760+22.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$72,410+22.1%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$72,280+21.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$72,230+21.8%
Chico, CA$71,830+21.2%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$70,900+19.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$70,840+19.5%
Grand Junction, CO$70,190+18.4%
Bloomington, IL$69,270+16.9%
St. Louis, MO-IL$68,970+16.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$68,480+15.5%
Billings, MT$68,100+14.9%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$68,060+14.8%
York-Hanover, PA$67,570+14.0%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$66,980+13.0%
Evansville, IN$66,840+12.8%
Springfield, MA$66,720+12.6%
Worcester, MA$66,310+11.9%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$66,150+11.6%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$66,000+11.3%
Springfield, IL$65,330+10.2%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$65,230+10.0%
Redding, CA$65,170+9.9%
Visalia, CA$65,170+9.9%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$64,980+9.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,900+9.5%
Salem, OR$64,900+9.5%
Anchorage, AK$64,810+9.3%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$64,540+8.9%
Merced, CA$63,940+7.9%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$63,760+7.6%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,590+7.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$63,360+6.9%
Medford, OR$63,130+6.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$63,110+6.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$62,910+6.1%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$62,850+6.0%
Muncie, IN$62,780+5.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$62,760+5.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$62,730+5.8%
Cleveland, OH$62,720+5.8%
Waco, TX$62,650+5.7%
Greeley, CO$62,640+5.7%
Decatur, IL$62,430+5.3%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$62,190+4.9%
Bend, OR$62,140+4.8%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$62,120+4.8%
Yakima, WA$62,120+4.8%
Columbus, OH$61,780+4.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$61,780+4.2%
Pueblo, CO$61,560+3.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$61,460+3.7%
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,370+3.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$61,190+3.2%
Akron, OH$61,140+3.1%
Albany, OR$61,060+3.0%
Omaha, NE-IA$61,040+3.0%
Idaho Falls, ID$60,930+2.8%
Richmond, VA$60,790+2.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$60,770+2.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$60,700+2.4%
Sherman-Denison, TX$60,650+2.3%
Toledo, OH$60,590+2.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$60,410+1.9%
Lebanon, PA$60,320+1.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,080+1.3%
Great Falls, MT$60,080+1.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$60,030+1.3%
Lima, OH$60,020+1.2%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$60,000+1.2%
Kankakee, IL$59,850+1.0%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$59,850+1.0%
Lincoln, NE$59,760+0.8%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$59,660+0.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$59,280+0.0%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$59,270-0.0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$59,150-0.2%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$59,120-0.3%
Laredo, TX$59,100-0.3%
Chambersburg, PA$59,050-0.4%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$59,010-0.5%
Jacksonville, FL$58,940-0.6%
Lewiston, ID-WA$58,920-0.6%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$58,830-0.8%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$58,820-0.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$58,570-1.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$58,560-1.2%
Syracuse, NY$58,470-1.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$58,400-1.5%
Killeen-Temple, TX$57,660-2.7%
Topeka, KS$57,570-2.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$57,540-2.9%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$57,400-3.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$56,940-3.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$56,910-4.0%
Pittsfield, MA$56,640-4.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$56,620-4.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$56,450-4.8%
Madison, WI$56,430-4.8%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$56,260-5.1%
Vineland, NJ$55,780-5.9%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$55,220-6.8%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$54,990-7.2%
Clarksville, TN-KY$54,950-7.3%
Lancaster, PA$54,890-7.4%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$54,850-7.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$54,810-7.5%
Terre Haute, IN$54,460-8.1%
Helena, MT$54,260-8.5%
Yuma, AZ$54,220-8.5%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$53,530-9.7%
Manhattan, KS$53,290-10.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$53,130-10.4%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$52,930-10.7%
Midland, MI$52,800-10.9%
Battle Creek, MI$52,200-11.9%
Lawrence, KS$51,930-12.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$51,520-13.1%
Birmingham, AL$51,050-13.9%
Johnstown, PA$51,050-13.9%
Fairbanks-College, AK$50,840-14.2%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$50,840-14.2%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$50,740-14.4%
Iowa City, IA$50,600-14.6%
Niles, MI$50,600-14.6%
Savannah, GA$50,470-14.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$50,380-15.0%
Victoria, TX$50,350-15.1%
El Paso, TX$50,300-15.1%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$50,210-15.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$49,940-15.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$49,760-16.1%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$49,690-16.2%
Ogden, UT$49,490-16.5%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$49,410-16.6%
Gainesville, FL$49,380-16.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$49,320-16.8%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$49,300-16.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$49,240-16.9%
Hinesville, GA$49,210-17.0%
Minot, ND$49,060-17.2%
Montgomery, AL$48,780-17.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$48,770-17.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$48,700-17.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$48,560-18.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$48,460-18.3%
Amarillo, TX$48,420-18.3%
Rapid City, SD$48,160-18.8%
Dalton, GA$48,110-18.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$48,110-18.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$48,070-18.9%
Bangor, ME$48,020-19.0%
Huntsville, AL$48,010-19.0%
Green Bay, WI$47,980-19.1%
Tucson, AZ$47,960-19.1%
Jacksonville, NC$47,870-19.2%
San Angelo, TX$47,840-19.3%
Jackson, MI$47,690-19.6%
Tulsa, OK$47,600-19.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$47,540-19.8%
Bismarck, ND$47,440-20.0%
Homosassa Springs, FL$47,340-20.1%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$47,300-20.2%
Sandusky, OH$47,270-20.3%
Knoxville, TN$47,160-20.4%
Jefferson City, MO$47,030-20.7%
Traverse City, MI$46,990-20.7%
Gainesville, GA$46,870-20.9%
Charlottesville, VA$46,860-21.0%
Kenosha, WI$46,850-21.0%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$46,830-21.0%
Wausau, WI$46,820-21.0%
Appleton, WI$46,800-21.1%
Mobile, AL$46,770-21.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$46,600-21.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$46,580-21.4%
Albany, GA$46,540-21.5%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$46,260-22.0%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$46,220-22.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$46,210-22.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$46,170-22.1%
El Centro, CA$46,080-22.3%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$46,060-22.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$46,010-22.4%
Mansfield, OH$45,930-22.5%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$45,890-22.6%
Longview, TX$45,820-22.7%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$45,770-22.8%
Wichita Falls, TX$45,710-22.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$45,660-23.0%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$45,640-23.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,520-23.2%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$45,480-23.3%
Lynchburg, VA$45,450-23.3%
Grants Pass, OR$45,180-23.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$45,160-23.8%
Fond du Lac, WI$45,110-23.9%
Springfield, MO$44,990-24.1%
Rome, GA$44,780-24.5%
Monroe, MI$44,730-24.5%
Saginaw, MI$44,550-24.8%
Logan, UT-ID$44,440-25.0%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$44,400-25.1%
Pocatello, ID$44,250-25.4%
St. George, UT$44,140-25.5%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$44,110-25.6%
Harrisonburg, VA$43,900-25.9%
Sumter, SC$43,890-26.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$43,850-26.0%
Tyler, TX$43,740-26.2%
Sebring, FL$43,660-26.3%
Decatur, AL$43,650-26.4%
Columbus, IN$43,510-26.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$43,420-26.8%
Las Cruces, NM$42,820-27.8%
Albuquerque, NM$42,420-28.4%
Wichita, KS$41,900-29.3%
Beckley, WV$41,770-29.5%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$41,760-29.6%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$41,580-29.9%
Wheeling, WV-OH$41,140-30.6%
Johnson City, TN$40,720-31.3%
Warner Robins, GA$40,330-32.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$40,170-32.2%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$39,980-32.6%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$39,940-32.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$39,350-33.6%
Roanoke, VA$39,310-33.7%
Flint, MI$39,150-34.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$38,900-34.4%
Joplin, MO-KS$38,850-34.5%
Charleston, WV$38,780-34.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$38,700-34.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$38,570-34.9%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$38,380-35.3%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$38,350-35.3%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$38,220-35.5%
Alexandria, LA$38,010-35.9%
Bloomington, IN$37,620-36.5%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$37,620-36.5%
Asheville, NC$37,450-36.8%
Duluth, MN-WI$37,410-36.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$37,250-37.2%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$37,150-37.3%
Puerto Rico$37,120-37.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$37,120-37.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$37,110-37.4%
Columbia, SC$36,960-37.7%
Twin Falls, ID$36,940-37.7%
Fayetteville, NC$36,820-37.9%
Gadsden, AL$36,700-38.1%
Dothan, AL$36,610-38.2%
Burlington, NC$36,520-38.4%
Lawton, OK$36,500-38.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,490-38.4%
Spartanburg, SC$36,360-38.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$36,340-38.7%
Jackson, TN$36,140-39.0%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$36,060-39.2%
Morristown, TN$36,040-39.2%
Eau Claire, WI$36,030-39.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$35,990-39.3%
Winston-Salem, NC$35,730-39.7%
Wilmington, NC$35,580-40.0%
Goldsboro, NC$35,500-40.1%
Bowling Green, KY$35,240-40.6%
Rochester, MN$35,200-40.6%
Jackson, MS$34,970-41.0%
Jonesboro, AR$34,630-41.6%
Valdosta, GA$34,600-41.6%
Greenville, NC$34,430-41.9%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$34,200-42.3%
Mankato, MN$34,190-42.3%
Elizabethtown, KY$34,030-42.6%
St. Cloud, MN$33,820-42.9%
Baton Rouge, LA$33,260-43.9%
Florence, SC$32,570-45.1%
Hot Springs, AR$31,440-47.0%
Santa Fe, NM$31,200-47.4%
Hattiesburg, MS$30,830-48.0%
Lafayette, LA$30,100-49.2%
Lake Charles, LA$29,550-50.2%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$29,500-50.2%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$28,360-52.2%
Hammond, LA$28,330-52.2%
Monroe, LA$22,800-61.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.