State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Georgia vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Georgia, $46,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.3% — not 53.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-53.9%
Georgia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-48.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Georgia
Firefighters
- Median
- $46,550
- p25
- $37,100
- p75
- $55,390
- p10
- $33,000
- p90
- $61,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.