Firefighters salary by location
National median: $59,280 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $152,100 | +156.6% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $113,700 | +91.8% | 3,450 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $106,420 | +79.5% | 14,960 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $101,130 | +70.6% | 320 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $101,090 | +70.5% | 3,760 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $100,960 | +70.3% | 12,950 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $99,930 | +68.6% | 300 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $98,050 | +65.4% | 7,200 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $95,950 | +61.9% | 330 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $95,910 | +61.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $94,520 | +59.4% | 7,560 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $94,080 | +58.7% | 2,590 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $90,050 | +51.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $89,120 | +50.3% | 730 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $88,090 | +48.6% | 340 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $87,980 | +48.4% | 3,010 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $87,400 | +47.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| Ames, IA | metropolitan | $86,010 | +45.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $85,170 | +43.7% | 1,730 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $85,120 | +43.6% | 31,470 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $84,130 | +41.9% | 7,500 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $83,310 | +40.5% | 750 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $82,820 | +39.7% | 14,560 | 2025 |
| Corvallis, OR | metropolitan | $82,700 | +39.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $82,250 | +38.7% | 410 | 2025 |
| Binghamton, NY | metropolitan | $81,810 | +38.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $81,680 | +37.8% | 840 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $81,360 | +37.2% | 780 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $81,100 | +36.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $81,070 | +36.8% | 760 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $80,560 | +35.9% | 400 | 2025 |
| Yuba City, CA | metropolitan | $80,360 | +35.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $80,280 | +35.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $80,260 | +35.4% | — | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $80,090 | +35.1% | 360 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $79,620 | +34.3% | 80 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $79,540 | +34.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $79,390 | +33.9% | 360 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $79,380 | +33.9% | 570 | 2025 |
| Carson City, NV | metropolitan | $79,170 | +33.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $79,160 | +33.5% | 770 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $79,160 | +33.5% | 3,390 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $78,940 | +33.2% | — | 2025 |
| IL | state | $78,380 | +32.2% | 18,400 | 2025 |
| Abilene, TX | metropolitan | $78,380 | +32.2% | 210 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $78,050 | +31.7% | 3,970 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $77,630 | +31.0% | 2,970 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $77,630 | +31.0% | 230 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $77,430 | +30.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $77,400 | +30.6% | 660 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $77,370 | +30.5% | 230 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $77,290 | +30.4% | 410 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $77,150 | +30.1% | 410 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $76,620 | +29.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $76,280 | +28.7% | 740 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $76,120 | +28.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $75,990 | +28.2% | 930 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $75,910 | +28.1% | 390 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $75,870 | +28.0% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $75,860 | +28.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $75,710 | +27.7% | 6,600 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $75,060 | +26.6% | 150 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $74,870 | +26.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| Reading, PA | metropolitan | $74,760 | +26.1% | 160 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $74,470 | +25.6% | 820 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $74,170 | +25.1% | 6,510 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $73,990 | +24.8% | 8,510 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $73,810 | +24.5% | 5,340 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $73,810 | +24.5% | 2,510 | 2025 |
| Peoria, IL | metropolitan | $73,670 | +24.3% | 490 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $73,460 | +23.9% | 5,020 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $73,020 | +23.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $72,800 | +22.8% | 11,940 | 2025 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | metropolitan | $72,760 | +22.7% | 600 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $72,410 | +22.1% | 780 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $72,280 | +21.9% | 300 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $72,230 | +21.8% | 950 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $71,830 | +21.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $70,900 | +19.6% | 3,790 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $70,900 | +19.6% | 2,880 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $70,840 | +19.5% | 480 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $70,190 | +18.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $69,270 | +16.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $68,970 | +16.3% | 2,680 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $68,480 | +15.5% | 3,740 | 2025 |
| Billings, MT | metropolitan | $68,100 | +14.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Grand Forks, ND | metropolitan | $68,060 | +14.8% | 180 | 2025 |
| York, PA | metropolitan | $67,570 | +14.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $67,380 | +13.7% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $66,980 | +13.0% | 7,610 | 2025 |
| Evansville, IN | metropolitan | $66,840 | +12.8% | 330 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $66,720 | +12.6% | 830 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $66,570 | +12.3% | 2,640 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $66,310 | +11.9% | 1,360 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $66,150 | +11.6% | 2,550 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $66,000 | +11.3% | 190 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $65,330 | +10.2% | 240 | 2025 |
| Michigan City, IN | metropolitan | $65,230 | +10.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $65,170 | +9.9% | 410 | 2025 |
| Visalia, CA | metropolitan | $65,170 | +9.9% | 480 | 2025 |