Firefighters Salary in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Median annual salary
$73,810
+25% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$60,401
cost index 122.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
| 10th percentile | $48,500 |
| 25th percentile | $57,470 |
| Median (50th) | $73,810 |
| 75th percentile | $97,520 |
| 90th percentile | $98,210 |
| Mean | $73,660 |
| Employed in metro | 2,510 |
A Firefighters in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns a median of $73,810 per year. That is 25% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD has a cost index of 122.2 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $60,401 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $99,470, median gross rent $1,611/mo, and the median home value $391,300. See the full Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD cost-of-living profile.