State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Nevada vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Nevada, $66,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.6% — not 29.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.6%
Nevada vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-24.6%
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
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.