Firefighters Salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median annual salary
$42,420
-28% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$48,369
cost index 87.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albuquerque, NM
| 10th percentile | $36,640 |
| 25th percentile | $37,500 |
| Median (50th) | $42,420 |
| 75th percentile | $46,090 |
| 90th percentile | $55,320 |
| Mean | $43,570 |
| Employed in metro | 950 |
A Firefighters in Albuquerque, NM earns a median of $42,420 per year. That is 28% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Albuquerque, NM has a cost index of 87.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $48,369 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,783, median gross rent $1,156/mo, and the median home value $287,800. See the full Albuquerque, NM cost-of-living profile.