Firefighters Salary in Columbus, OH
Median annual salary
$61,780
+4% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$63,954
cost index 96.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Columbus, OH
| 10th percentile | $35,720 |
| 25th percentile | $46,240 |
| Median (50th) | $61,780 |
| 75th percentile | $96,530 |
| 90th percentile | $96,530 |
| Mean | $67,630 |
| Employed in metro | 4,130 |
A Firefighters in Columbus, OH earns a median of $61,780 per year. That is 4% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Columbus, OH has a cost index of 96.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $63,954 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $81,945, median gross rent $1,274/mo, and the median home value $300,800. See the full Columbus, OH cost-of-living profile.