State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: California vs Hawaii
Firefighters salary data is not published by BLS for one of these states (small-cell suppression). See the per-state pages below for what coverage exists.
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
Hawaii
Firefighters
- Median
- —
- p25
- —
- p75
- —
- p10
- —
- p90
- —
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.