State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New Hampshire vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In New Hampshire, $56,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 40.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.1%
New Hampshire vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-38.5%
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
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.