State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Alabama vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Alabama, $47,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.6%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.3%
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
Washington
Firefighters
- Median
- $94,520
- p25
- $72,300
- p75
- $105,540
- p10
- $47,640
- p90
- $123,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.