Firefighters Salary in Pittsburgh, PA
Median annual salary
$72,230
+22% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$90,401
cost index 79.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Pittsburgh, PA
| 10th percentile | $49,160 |
| 25th percentile | $56,520 |
| Median (50th) | $72,230 |
| 75th percentile | $72,230 |
| 90th percentile | $76,070 |
| Mean | $65,920 |
| Employed in metro | 950 |
A Firefighters in Pittsburgh, PA earns a median of $72,230 per year. That is 22% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Pittsburgh, PA has a cost index of 79.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $90,401 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $75,762, median gross rent $1,053/mo, and the median home value $215,000. See the full Pittsburgh, PA cost-of-living profile.