State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: California vs Maine
Firefighters in California earn a median of $85,120. In Maine, $48,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.6% — not 76.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.3%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+54.6%
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
Maine
Firefighters
- Median
- $48,290
- p25
- $43,420
- p75
- $59,290
- p10
- $35,740
- p90
- $63,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.