Firefighters Salary in Tucson, AZ
Median annual salary
$47,960
-19% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$52,187
cost index 91.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Tucson, AZ
| 10th percentile | $35,510 |
| 25th percentile | $36,680 |
| Median (50th) | $47,960 |
| 75th percentile | $56,370 |
| 90th percentile | $72,180 |
| Mean | $49,580 |
| Employed in metro | 830 |
A Firefighters in Tucson, AZ earns a median of $47,960 per year. That is 19% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Tucson, AZ has a cost index of 91.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $52,187 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,315, median gross rent $1,212/mo, and the median home value $319,700. See the full Tucson, AZ cost-of-living profile.