State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Nebraska vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Nebraska, $61,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.3% — not 35.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-35.4%
Nebraska vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-23.3%
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
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.