Firefighters Salary in Reading, PA
Median annual salary
$74,760
+26% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$83,438
cost index 89.6 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Reading, PA
| 10th percentile | $46,870 |
| 25th percentile | $53,720 |
| Median (50th) | $74,760 |
| 75th percentile | $76,340 |
| 90th percentile | $76,340 |
| Mean | $65,660 |
| Employed in metro | 160 |
A Firefighters in Reading, PA earns a median of $74,760 per year. That is 26% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Reading, PA has a cost index of 89.6 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $83,438 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $79,777, median gross rent $1,181/mo, and the median home value $257,300. See the full Reading, PA cost-of-living profile.