Firefighters Salary in Portland-South Portland, ME
Median annual salary
$49,320
-17% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$43,801
cost index 112.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Portland-South Portland, ME
| 10th percentile | $37,100 |
| 25th percentile | $43,700 |
| Median (50th) | $49,320 |
| 75th percentile | $59,020 |
| 90th percentile | $63,740 |
| Mean | $51,240 |
| Employed in metro | 1,340 |
A Firefighters in Portland-South Portland, ME earns a median of $49,320 per year. That is 17% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Portland-South Portland, ME has a cost index of 112.6 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $43,801 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $92,175, median gross rent $1,485/mo, and the median home value $420,000. See the full Portland-South Portland, ME cost-of-living profile.