State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Colorado vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Colorado, $74,170. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.1% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.5%
Colorado vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-23.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Firefighters
- Median
- $74,170
- p25
- $60,970
- p75
- $101,260
- p10
- $47,000
- p90
- $114,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
New York
Firefighters
- Median
- $100,960
- p25
- $65,420
- p75
- $106,430
- p10
- $56,390
- p90
- $106,440
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.