Firefighters Salary in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
Median annual salary
$60,410
+2% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$79,382
cost index 76.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
| 10th percentile | $39,370 |
| 25th percentile | $50,430 |
| Median (50th) | $60,410 |
| 75th percentile | $80,760 |
| 90th percentile | $85,730 |
| Mean | $62,370 |
| Employed in metro | 190 |
A Firefighters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA earns a median of $60,410 per year. That is 2% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a cost index of 76.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $79,382 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $65,158, median gross rent $1,003/mo, and the median home value $187,200. See the full Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA cost-of-living profile.