State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Alabama vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Alabama, $47,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.7% — not 52.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-52.9%
Alabama vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-42.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Firefighters
- Median
- $47,600
- p25
- $37,150
- p75
- $59,520
- p10
- $29,770
- p90
- $76,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
New York
Firefighters
- Median
- $100,960
- p25
- $65,420
- p75
- $106,430
- p10
- $56,390
- p90
- $106,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.