State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs North Dakota
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In North Dakota, $55,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.2% — not 83.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+83.3%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+51.2%
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 Dakota
Firefighters
- Median
- $55,080
- p25
- $47,590
- p75
- $71,930
- p10
- $39,700
- p90
- $77,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.