Firefighters Salary in Salinas, CA
Median annual salary
$81,070
+37% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$52,001
cost index 155.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Salinas, CA
| 10th percentile | $51,540 |
| 25th percentile | $63,920 |
| Median (50th) | $81,070 |
| 75th percentile | $95,460 |
| 90th percentile | $122,590 |
| Mean | $82,830 |
| Employed in metro | 760 |
A Firefighters in Salinas, CA earns a median of $81,070 per year. That is 37% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Salinas, CA has a cost index of 155.9 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $52,001 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $97,230, median gross rent $2,055/mo, and the median home value $781,000. See the full Salinas, CA cost-of-living profile.