State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Michigan vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Michigan, $54,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 45.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.9%
Michigan vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-39.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Michigan
Firefighters
- Median
- $54,640
- p25
- $43,560
- p75
- $67,440
- p10
- $37,190
- p90
- $78,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.