State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs Rhode Island
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Rhode Island, $67,380. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.1% — not 49.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.8%
New York vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+42.1%
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
Rhode Island
Firefighters
- Median
- $67,380
- p25
- $60,650
- p75
- $75,860
- p10
- $56,110
- p90
- $76,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.