State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Idaho vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Idaho, $47,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47% — not 53.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-53.1%
Idaho vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-47%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Idaho
Firefighters
- Median
- $47,320
- p25
- $35,380
- p75
- $76,280
- p10
- $30,280
- p90
- $81,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.