Firefighters Salary in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Median annual salary
$64,900
+9% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$53,023
cost index 122.4 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
| 10th percentile | $48,460 |
| 25th percentile | $59,830 |
| Median (50th) | $64,900 |
| 75th percentile | $73,580 |
| 90th percentile | $92,700 |
| Mean | $67,220 |
| Employed in metro | 8,780 |
A Firefighters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns a median of $64,900 per year. That is 9% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has a cost index of 122.4 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $53,023 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $90,275, median gross rent $1,614/mo, and the median home value $359,500. See the full Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX cost-of-living profile.