State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Missouri vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Missouri, $49,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.8% — not 48.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-48.1%
Missouri vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-38.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Missouri
Firefighters
- Median
- $49,080
- p25
- $37,340
- p75
- $64,170
- p10
- $31,140
- p90
- $79,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.