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Firefighters salary in Pennsylvania

The median firefighters in Pennsylvania earns $73,460 a year, 24% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,854 a month.

10th percentile
$48,620
25th percentile
$56,210
Median percentile
$73,460
75th percentile
$89,190
90th percentile
$89,190

Based on 5,020 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,254 take-home a year
Gross pay$73,460
Federal income tax−$7,331
Social Security + Medicare−$5,620
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,255
Monthly take-home$4,854
Every two weeks$2,241

Does it go far here?

$75,288Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

All firefighters salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania