State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Idaho vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Idaho, $47,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.9% — not 49.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-49.9%
Idaho vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-43.9%
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
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.