Firefighters Salary in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Median annual salary
$62,730
+6% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$68,557
cost index 91.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
| 10th percentile | $41,120 |
| 25th percentile | $50,800 |
| Median (50th) | $62,730 |
| 75th percentile | $73,430 |
| 90th percentile | $84,390 |
| Mean | $61,940 |
| Employed in metro | 3,520 |
A Firefighters in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI earns a median of $62,730 per year. That is 6% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has a cost index of 91.5 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $68,557 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,664, median gross rent $1,207/mo, and the median home value $249,700. See the full Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI cost-of-living profile.