State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: California vs New Hampshire
Firefighters in California earn a median of $85,120. In New Hampshire, $56,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.5% — not 50.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.3%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+41.5%
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
New Hampshire
Firefighters
- Median
- $56,620
- p25
- $45,050
- p75
- $63,650
- p10
- $35,450
- p90
- $78,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.