State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Arkansas vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Arkansas, $39,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.2% — not 60.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-60.7%
Arkansas vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-51.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Firefighters
- Median
- $39,690
- p25
- $33,560
- p75
- $52,000
- p10
- $28,680
- p90
- $60,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.