State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs Tennessee
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Tennessee, $49,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.4% — not 104.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+104.8%
New York vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+74.4%
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
Tennessee
Firefighters
- Median
- $49,300
- p25
- $39,360
- p75
- $61,670
- p10
- $33,910
- p90
- $70,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.