State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Nevada vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Nevada, $66,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.9% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.1%
Nevada vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-28.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Nevada
Firefighters
- Median
- $66,570
- p25
- $56,620
- p75
- $78,130
- p10
- $47,600
- p90
- $101,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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
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.