Firefighters Salary in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Median annual salary
$56,910
-4% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$65,264
cost index 87.2 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
| 10th percentile | $36,570 |
| 25th percentile | $46,500 |
| Median (50th) | $56,910 |
| 75th percentile | $87,720 |
| 90th percentile | $103,370 |
| Mean | $65,030 |
| Employed in metro | 730 |
A Firefighters in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA earns a median of $56,910 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a cost index of 87.2 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $65,264 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $85,890, median gross rent $1,150/mo, and the median home value $267,400. See the full Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA cost-of-living profile.