Firefighters Salary in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Median annual salary
$59,660
+1% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$48,308
cost index 123.5 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
| 10th percentile | $39,650 |
| 25th percentile | $49,010 |
| Median (50th) | $59,660 |
| 75th percentile | $76,020 |
| 90th percentile | $80,610 |
| Mean | $60,560 |
| Employed in metro | 3,220 |
A Firefighters in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL earns a median of $59,660 per year. That is 1% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has a cost index of 123.5 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $48,308 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $74,392, median gross rent $1,628/mo, and the median home value $345,100. See the full Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL cost-of-living profile.