State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: North Dakota vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In North Dakota, $55,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 41.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.7%
North Dakota vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
North Dakota
Firefighters
- Median
- $55,080
- p25
- $47,590
- p75
- $71,930
- p10
- $39,700
- p90
- $77,530
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
Washington
Firefighters
- Median
- $94,520
- p25
- $72,300
- p75
- $105,540
- p10
- $47,640
- p90
- $123,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.