State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Arkansas vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Arkansas, $39,690. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.3% — not 58%.
Nominal pay gap
-58%
Arkansas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-48.3%
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
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.