State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs Pennsylvania
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Pennsylvania, $73,460. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.3% — not 37.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.4%
New York vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+24.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Firefighters
- Median
- $73,460
- p25
- $56,210
- p75
- $89,190
- p10
- $48,620
- p90
- $89,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.