Firefighters Salary in Cleveland, OH
Median annual salary
$62,720
+6% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$78,794
cost index 79.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Cleveland, OH
| 10th percentile | $35,770 |
| 25th percentile | $47,940 |
| Median (50th) | $62,720 |
| 75th percentile | $74,250 |
| 90th percentile | $78,650 |
| Mean | $61,340 |
| Employed in metro | 3,660 |
A Firefighters in Cleveland, OH earns a median of $62,720 per year. That is 6% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Cleveland, OH has a cost index of 79.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $78,794 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,678, median gross rent $1,050/mo, and the median home value $215,400. See the full Cleveland, OH cost-of-living profile.