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State comparison · 2025

Firefighters salary: Nebraska vs New York

Occupation

Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Nebraska, $61,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 39.5%.

Nominal pay gap
-39.5%
Nebraska vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-27.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Nebraska

Firefighters

Median
$61,040
p25
$51,910
p75
$61,040
p10
$46,660
p90
$69,460
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
90.1
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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
See full breakdown for New York

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.