State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Kentucky vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Kentucky, $37,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.4% — not 60.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-60.7%
Kentucky vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-53.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Kentucky
Firefighters
- Median
- $37,150
- p25
- $33,390
- p75
- $48,120
- p10
- $27,870
- p90
- $60,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.