Firefighters Salary in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Median annual salary
$47,300
-20% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$37,303
cost index 126.8 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
| 10th percentile | $36,920 |
| 25th percentile | $39,830 |
| Median (50th) | $47,300 |
| 75th percentile | $57,670 |
| 90th percentile | $68,680 |
| Mean | $50,410 |
| Employed in metro | 6,350 |
A Firefighters in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA earns a median of $47,300 per year. That is 20% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA has a cost index of 126.8 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $37,303 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $89,724, median gross rent $1,672/mo, and the median home value $367,600. See the full Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA cost-of-living profile.