State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Indiana vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Indiana, $62,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 37.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-37.8%
Indiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-28.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Indiana
Firefighters
- Median
- $62,780
- p25
- $50,300
- p75
- $75,860
- p10
- $38,460
- p90
- $81,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.