State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Connecticut vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Connecticut, $77,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.9% — not 23.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-23.1%
Connecticut vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-19.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.