State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: New York vs Wyoming
Firefighters in New York earn a median of $100,960. In Wyoming, $58,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.3% — not 73.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.8%
New York vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+49.3%
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
Wyoming
Firefighters
- Median
- $58,090
- p25
- $43,600
- p75
- $64,940
- p10
- $39,550
- p90
- $78,760
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.