State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Minnesota vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Minnesota, $38,110. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.2% — not 59.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-59.7%
Minnesota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-56.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Minnesota
Firefighters
- Median
- $38,110
- p25
- $31,110
- p75
- $59,350
- p10
- $27,510
- p90
- $70,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.