State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs Oklahoma
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Oklahoma, $49,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.3% — not 103.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+103.1%
New York vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+65.3%
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
Oklahoma
Firefighters
- Median
- $49,710
- p25
- $38,220
- p75
- $62,410
- p10
- $31,620
- p90
- $77,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.