State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs South Dakota
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In South Dakota, $48,160. After cost-of-living, the gap is 72.1% — not 109.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+109.6%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+72.1%
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
South Dakota
Firefighters
- Median
- $48,160
- p25
- $46,730
- p75
- $59,800
- p10
- $39,240
- p90
- $61,420
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.