State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Iowa vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Iowa, $55,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 44.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-44.7%
Iowa vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-32.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Firefighters
- Median
- $55,810
- p25
- $46,020
- p75
- $63,280
- p10
- $32,240
- p90
- $87,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.