State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Maine vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Maine, $48,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.8% — not 52.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-52.2%
Maine vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-46.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Maine
Firefighters
- Median
- $48,290
- p25
- $43,420
- p75
- $59,290
- p10
- $35,740
- p90
- $63,740
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.