State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Indiana vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Indiana, $62,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.8% — not 33.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-33.6%
Indiana vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-23.8%
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
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.