Firefighters Salary in Modesto, CA
Median annual salary
$77,370
+31% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$62,851
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Modesto, CA
| 10th percentile | $62,320 |
| 25th percentile | $75,620 |
| Median (50th) | $77,370 |
| 75th percentile | $96,770 |
| 90th percentile | $126,420 |
| Mean | $85,430 |
| Employed in metro | 230 |
A Firefighters in Modesto, CA earns a median of $77,370 per year. That is 31% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Modesto, CA has a cost index of 123.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $62,851 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $81,468, median gross rent $1,623/mo, and the median home value $450,100. See the full Modesto, CA cost-of-living profile.