Firefighters Salary in Fort Wayne, IN
Median annual salary
$75,860
+28% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$99,685
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Fort Wayne, IN
| 10th percentile | $53,520 |
| 25th percentile | $65,160 |
| Median (50th) | $75,860 |
| 75th percentile | $75,860 |
| 90th percentile | $76,390 |
| Mean | $70,360 |
| Employed in metro | 420 |
A Firefighters in Fort Wayne, IN earns a median of $75,860 per year. That is 28% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Fort Wayne, IN has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $99,685 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $71,213, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $214,100. See the full Fort Wayne, IN cost-of-living profile.