Firefighters Salary in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Median annual salary
$101,090
+71% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$66,638
cost index 151.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
| 10th percentile | $73,360 |
| 25th percentile | $91,210 |
| Median (50th) | $101,090 |
| 75th percentile | $119,770 |
| 90th percentile | $124,000 |
| Mean | $100,450 |
| Employed in metro | 3,760 |
A Firefighters in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA earns a median of $101,090 per year. That is 71% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a cost index of 151.7 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $66,638 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $115,177, median gross rent $2,000/mo, and the median home value $717,500. See the full Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA cost-of-living profile.