State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs Oregon
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Oregon, $70,900. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.5% — not 42.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+42.4%
New York vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+36.5%
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
Oregon
Firefighters
- Median
- $70,900
- p25
- $49,420
- p75
- $90,980
- p10
- $38,800
- p90
- $104,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.