State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: California vs Connecticut
Firefighters in California earn a median of $85,120. In Connecticut, $77,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.6% — not 9.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.6%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+2.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Firefighters
- Median
- $85,120
- p25
- $65,170
- p75
- $109,620
- p10
- $52,390
- p90
- $136,150
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
Connecticut
Firefighters
- Median
- $77,630
- p25
- $64,180
- p75
- $81,810
- p10
- $51,320
- p90
- $85,500
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.