Firefighters Salary in Rochester, NY
Median annual salary
$89,120
+50% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$102,791
cost index 86.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Rochester, NY
| 10th percentile | $57,280 |
| 25th percentile | $75,040 |
| Median (50th) | $89,120 |
| 75th percentile | $89,120 |
| 90th percentile | $93,810 |
| Mean | $82,520 |
| Employed in metro | 730 |
A Firefighters in Rochester, NY earns a median of $89,120 per year. That is 50% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Rochester, NY has a cost index of 86.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $102,791 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $76,284, median gross rent $1,143/mo, and the median home value $204,600. See the full Rochester, NY cost-of-living profile.