State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Connecticut, $77,630. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.9%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-15.2%
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
Washington
Firefighters
- Median
- $94,520
- p25
- $72,300
- p75
- $105,540
- p10
- $47,640
- p90
- $123,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.