State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Illinois vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Illinois, $78,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 11.3% — not 17.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-17.1%
Illinois vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-11.3%
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
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.