State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs North Carolina
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In North Carolina, $37,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 132.6% — not 166.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+166.1%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+132.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
North Carolina
Firefighters
- Median
- $37,940
- p25
- $34,010
- p75
- $47,690
- p10
- $29,360
- p90
- $61,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.