Firefighters Salary in Wichita, KS
Median annual salary
$41,900
-29% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$55,941
cost index 74.9 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Wichita, KS
| 10th percentile | $37,260 |
| 25th percentile | $39,250 |
| Median (50th) | $41,900 |
| 75th percentile | $49,650 |
| 90th percentile | $49,650 |
| Mean | $43,770 |
| Employed in metro | 790 |
A Firefighters in Wichita, KS earns a median of $41,900 per year. That is 29% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because Wichita, KS has a cost index of 74.9 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $55,941 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,655, median gross rent $987/mo, and the median home value $201,200. See the full Wichita, KS cost-of-living profile.