State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Florida vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Florida, $58,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.5% — not 42%.
Nominal pay gap
-42%
Florida vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-39.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Firefighters
- Median
- $58,550
- p25
- $45,900
- p75
- $75,840
- p10
- $37,260
- p90
- $93,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.