State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Iowa vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Iowa, $55,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28% — not 41%.
Nominal pay gap
-41%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-28%
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
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.