State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs Virginia
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Virginia, $58,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.2% — not 72.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.1%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+61.2%
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
Virginia
Firefighters
- Median
- $58,670
- p25
- $46,200
- p75
- $70,530
- p10
- $38,310
- p90
- $77,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.