WorthByZip

Firefighters Salary by Metro

US median salary $59,280 range $34,910 - $101,040
US mean salary $63,630

The tables below rank 147 US metro areas by median Firefighters pay. "Worth" adjusts each salary for the metro's cost of living, so a lower nominal salary in a cheap metro can outrank a higher one in an expensive city.

Metros ranked by Firefighters pay

MetroMedianWorth (cost-adj.)vs US
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $152,100 $76,050 +157%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $113,700 $60,608 +92%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $106,420 $76,671 +80%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $101,090 $66,638 +71%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $98,050 $62,652 +65%
Vallejo, CA $95,950 $58,470 +62%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $94,080 $68,174 +59%
Rochester, NY $89,120 $102,791 +50%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ $88,090 $71,560 +49%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $87,980 $61,914 +48%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $87,400 $53,390 +47%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $85,170 $65,115 +44%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA $83,310 $86,872 +41%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $82,820 $76,332 +40%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $82,250 $50,897 +39%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT $81,680 $57,440 +38%
Reno, NV $81,360 $67,407 +37%
Salinas, CA $81,070 $52,001 +37%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ $80,560 $77,387 +36%
Stockton-Lodi, CA $79,540 $60,487 +34%
New Haven, CT $79,380 $68,608 +34%
Fresno, CA $79,160 $74,962 +34%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $79,160 $56,543 +34%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,050 $69,563 +32%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT $77,630 $76,938 +31%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $77,400 $44,052 +31%
Modesto, CA $77,370 $62,851 +31%
Boise City, ID $76,280 $67,624 +29%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY $76,120 $61,288 +28%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $75,990 $70,754 +28%
Fort Wayne, IN $75,860 $99,685 +28%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $75,710 $53,392 +28%
Reading, PA $74,760 $83,438 +26%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY $74,470 $92,855 +26%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $73,990 $48,233 +25%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $73,810 $60,401 +25%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ $73,020 $70,551 +23%
Port St. Lucie, FL $72,760 $60,735 +23%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA $72,410 $73,438 +22%
Eugene-Springfield, OR $72,280 $70,311 +22%
Pittsburgh, PA $72,230 $90,401 +22%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $70,900 $41,632 +20%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $70,840 $72,956 +20%
St. Louis, MO-IL $68,970 $81,718 +16%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $68,480 $75,836 +16%
York-Hanover, PA $67,570 $74,663 +14%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $66,980 $43,578 +13%
Springfield, MA $66,720 $77,401 +13%
Worcester, MA $66,310 $61,285 +12%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $66,150 $66,751 +12%
Visalia, CA $65,170 $67,116 +10%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $64,900 $53,023 +9%
Salem, OR $64,900 $61,169 +9%
Anchorage, AK $64,810 $58,599 +9%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX $64,540 $76,925 +9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX $63,360 $61,277 +7%
Colorado Springs, CO $63,110 $48,960 +6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $62,910 $68,011 +6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $62,760 $68,292 +6%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $62,730 $68,557 +6%
Cleveland, OH $62,720 $78,794 +6%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL $62,120 $46,883 +5%
Columbus, OH $61,780 $63,954 +4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $61,780 $47,854 +4%
Oklahoma City, OK $61,460 $72,136 +4%
Akron, OH $61,140 $78,084 +3%
Omaha, NE-IA $61,040 $67,522 +3%
Richmond, VA $60,790 $55,415 +3%
Kansas City, MO-KS $60,770 $64,171 +3%
Toledo, OH $60,590 $85,098 +2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA $60,410 $79,382 +2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $60,080 $84,146 +1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $60,000 $46,225 +1%
Naples-Marco Island, FL $59,850 $42,387 +1%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $59,660 $48,308 +1%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV $59,280 $48,078 +0%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $59,150 $49,251 +0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $59,120 $54,488 +0%
Jacksonville, FL $58,940 $51,341 -1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $58,830 $44,943 -1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58,570 $69,893 -1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH $58,560 $47,571 -1%
Syracuse, NY $58,470 $71,567 -1%
Killeen-Temple, TX $57,660 $62,470 -3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $57,540 $69,830 -3%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH $57,400 $72,843 -3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC $56,940 $50,794 -4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $56,910 $65,264 -4%
Madison, WI $56,430 $54,946 -5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI $56,260 $61,689 -5%
Lancaster, PA $54,890 $53,343 -7%
Birmingham, AL $51,050 $57,424 -14%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX $50,740 $69,890 -14%
Savannah, GA $50,470 $45,757 -15%
El Paso, TX $50,300 $61,491 -15%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $49,760 $57,593 -16%
Ogden, UT $49,490 $43,489 -17%
Portland-South Portland, ME $49,320 $43,801 -17%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $49,300 $42,537 -17%
Montgomery, AL $48,780 $58,771 -18%
Corpus Christi, TX $48,700 $50,362 -18%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL $48,560 $46,963 -18%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $48,110 $60,138 -19%
Huntsville, AL $48,010 $53,523 -19%
Tucson, AZ $47,960 $52,187 -19%
Tulsa, OK $47,600 $58,191 -20%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $47,540 $55,995 -20%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $47,300 $37,303 -20%
Knoxville, TN $47,160 $54,332 -20%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC $46,830 $38,480 -21%
Mobile, AL $46,770 $58,609 -21%
Greensboro-High Point, NC $46,600 $56,212 -21%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX $46,220 $66,029 -22%
Chattanooga, TN-GA $46,060 $52,222 -22%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $46,010 $40,431 -22%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC $45,890 $48,204 -23%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL $45,770 $44,567 -23%
Raleigh-Cary, NC $45,640 $38,256 -23%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $45,520 $34,097 -23%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $45,160 $53,381 -24%
Springfield, MO $44,990 $61,045 -24%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL $43,850 $37,161 -26%
Youngstown-Warren, OH $43,420 $62,029 -27%
Albuquerque, NM $42,420 $48,369 -28%
Wichita, KS $41,900 $55,941 -29%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS $41,760 $50,192 -30%
Canton-Massillon, OH $40,170 $57,386 -32%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $39,980 $45,849 -33%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $39,350 $36,035 -34%
Flint, MI $39,150 $52,200 -34%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $38,700 $34,646 -35%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR $38,570 $43,929 -35%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $38,350 $34,487 -35%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $37,620 $48,921 -37%
Asheville, NC $37,450 $38,098 -37%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA $37,250 $40,358 -37%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $37,120 $53,029 -37%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $37,110 $31,909 -37%
Columbia, SC $36,960 $40,840 -38%
Fayetteville, NC $36,820 $40,065 -38%
Lexington-Fayette, KY $36,490 $42,283 -38%
Spartanburg, SC $36,360 $45,337 -39%
Winston-Salem, NC $35,730 $46,342 -40%
Wilmington, NC $35,580 $33,789 -40%
Jackson, MS $34,970 $43,014 -41%
Baton Rouge, LA $33,260 $38,630 -44%
Lafayette, LA $30,100 $40,621 -49%