Firefighters salary
The median pay for firefighters in the United States is $59,280 a year. About 345,990 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $34,910
- 25th percentile
- $44,490
- Median percentile
- $59,280
- 75th percentile
- $77,250
- 90th percentile
- $101,040
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $100,960
- Washington $94,520
- California $85,120
- New Jersey $84,130
- Illinois $78,380
- Connecticut $77,630
- District of Columbia $75,870
- Colorado $74,170
- Maryland $73,810
- Pennsylvania $73,460
- Massachusetts $72,800
- Oregon $70,900
- Rhode Island $67,380
- Nevada $66,570
- Indiana $62,780
- Nebraska $61,040
- Texas $60,180
- Ohio $59,370
- Montana $59,310
- Arizona $59,280
- Alaska $58,830
- Virginia $58,670
- Florida $58,550
- Wyoming $58,090
- New Hampshire $56,620
- Iowa $55,810
- North Dakota $55,080
- Michigan $54,640
- Oklahoma $49,710
- Tennessee $49,300
- Missouri $49,080
- Utah $48,310
- Maine $48,290
- South Dakota $48,160
- Alabama $47,600
- Idaho $47,320
- Wisconsin $46,850
- Delaware $46,710
- Georgia $46,550
- Kansas $45,900
- South Carolina $42,570
- New Mexico $41,590
- Arkansas $39,690
- Minnesota $38,110
- North Carolina $37,940
- West Virginia $37,350
- Kentucky $37,150
- Mississippi $35,880
- Louisiana $33,120
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $152,100
- San Francisco, CA $113,700
- New York, NY $106,420
- Bellingham, WA $101,130
- Seattle, WA $101,090
- Fort Collins, CO $99,930
- Los Angeles, CA $98,050
- Vallejo, CA $95,950
- Bremerton, WA $95,910
- Sacramento, CA $94,080
- Olympia, WA $90,050
- Rochester, NY $89,120
- Trenton, NJ $88,090
- Denver, CO $87,980
- Santa Rosa, CA $87,400
- Ames, IA $86,010
- Portland, OR $85,170
- Spokane, WA $83,310
- Chicago, IL $82,820
- Corvallis, OR $82,700
- Santa Maria, CA $82,250
- Binghamton, NY $81,810
- Bridgeport, CT $81,680
- Reno, NV $81,360
- Mount Vernon, WA $81,100
- Salinas, CA $81,070
- Atlantic City, NJ $80,560
- Yuba City, CA $80,360
- Erie, PA $80,280
- Kennewick, WA $80,090
- Sheboygan, WI $79,620
- Stockton, CA $79,540
- Boulder, CO $79,390
- New Haven, CT $79,380
- Carson City, NV $79,170
- Fresno, CA $79,160
- Riverside, CA $79,160
- Abilene, TX $78,380
- Philadelphia, PA $78,050
- Waterbury, CT $77,630
- Bozeman, MT $77,430
- Oxnard, CA $77,400
- Modesto, CA $77,370
- Lubbock, TX $77,290
- Rockford, IL $77,150
- Missoula, MT $76,620
- Boise City, ID $76,280
- Kiryas Joel, NY $76,120
- Hartford, CT $75,990
- San Luis Obispo, CA $75,910
- Fort Wayne, IN $75,860
- Miami, FL $75,710
- Utica, NY $75,060
- Barnstable Town, MA $74,870
- Reading, PA $74,760
- Buffalo, NY $74,470
- Boston, MA $73,990
- Baltimore, MD $73,810
- Peoria, IL $73,670
- Allentown, PA $73,020
- Port St. Lucie, FL $72,760
- Bakersfield, CA $72,410
- Eugene, OR $72,280
- Pittsburgh, PA $72,230
- Chico, CA $71,830
- San Diego, CA $70,900
- Albany, NY $70,840
- Grand Junction, CO $70,190
- Bloomington, IL $69,270
- St. Louis, MO $68,970
- Indianapolis, IN $68,480
- Billings, MT $68,100
- Grand Forks, ND $68,060
- York, PA $67,570
- Washington, DC $66,980
- Evansville, IN $66,840
- Springfield, MA $66,720
- Worcester, MA $66,310
- Providence, RI $66,150
- Janesville, WI $66,000
- Springfield, IL $65,330
- Michigan City, IN $65,230
- Redding, CA $65,170
- Visalia, CA $65,170
- Santa Cruz, CA $64,980
- Dallas, TX $64,900
- Salem, OR $64,900
- Anchorage, AK $64,810
- Beaumont, TX $64,540
- Merced, CA $63,940
- Elkhart, IN $63,760
- Racine, WI $63,590
- San Antonio, TX $63,360
- Medford, OR $63,130
- Colorado Springs, CO $63,110
- Memphis, TN $62,910
- Norwich, CT $62,850
- Muncie, IN $62,780
- Harrisburg, PA $62,760
- Detroit, MI $62,730
- Cleveland, OH $62,720
- Waco, TX $62,650
- Greeley, CO $62,640
- Decatur, IL $62,430
- Champaign, IL $62,190
- Bend, OR $62,140
- North Port, FL $62,120
- Yakima, WA $62,120
- Columbus, OH $61,780
- Phoenix, AZ $61,780
- Pueblo, CO $61,560
- Oklahoma City, OK $61,460
- Cedar Rapids, IA $61,370
- Waterloo, IA $61,190
- Akron, OH $61,140
- Albany, OR $61,060
- Omaha, NE $61,040
- Idaho Falls, ID $60,930
- Richmond, VA $60,790
- Kansas City, MO $60,770