State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Massachusetts vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Massachusetts, $72,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.1% — not 23%.
Nominal pay gap
-23%
Massachusetts vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Massachusetts
Firefighters
- Median
- $72,800
- p25
- $61,800
- p75
- $80,070
- p10
- $49,730
- p90
- $98,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.