Firefighters Salary in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
Median annual salary
$88,090
+49% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$71,560
cost index 123.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Trenton-Princeton, NJ
| 10th percentile | $48,160 |
| 25th percentile | $61,510 |
| Median (50th) | $88,090 |
| 75th percentile | $101,840 |
| 90th percentile | $101,840 |
| Mean | $79,950 |
| Employed in metro | 340 |
A Firefighters in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns a median of $88,090 per year. That is 49% above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Trenton-Princeton, NJ has a cost index of 123.1 (above the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $71,560 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $100,645, median gross rent $1,623/mo, and the median home value $377,700. See the full Trenton-Princeton, NJ cost-of-living profile.