State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Illinois vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Illinois, $78,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.2% — not 22.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-22.4%
Illinois vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-16.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Firefighters
- Median
- $78,380
- p25
- $47,910
- p75
- $103,530
- p10
- $38,900
- p90
- $106,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.