State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Mississippi vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Mississippi, $35,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.3% — not 62%.
Nominal pay gap
-62%
Mississippi vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-53.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Mississippi
Firefighters
- Median
- $35,880
- p25
- $29,430
- p75
- $44,060
- p10
- $26,850
- p90
- $51,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.