State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Tennessee vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Tennessee, $49,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 47.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-47.8%
Tennessee vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-39.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
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.