Firefighters Salary in Birmingham, AL
Median annual salary
$51,050
-14% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$57,424
cost index 88.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Birmingham, AL
| 10th percentile | $34,860 |
| 25th percentile | $39,340 |
| Median (50th) | $51,050 |
| 75th percentile | $64,900 |
| 90th percentile | $77,560 |
| Mean | $54,420 |
| Employed in metro | 2,370 |
A Firefighters in Birmingham, AL earns a median of $51,050 per year. That is 14% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Birmingham, AL has a cost index of 88.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $57,424 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,498, median gross rent $1,172/mo, and the median home value $240,200. See the full Birmingham, AL cost-of-living profile.