State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New Hampshire vs New York
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In New Hampshire, $56,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.9% — not 43.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.9%
New Hampshire vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-41.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Hampshire
Firefighters
- Median
- $56,620
- p25
- $45,050
- p75
- $63,650
- p10
- $35,450
- p90
- $78,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.