State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Texas vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Texas, $60,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.8% — not 36.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-36.3%
Texas vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-29.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Texas
Firefighters
- Median
- $60,180
- p25
- $48,680
- p75
- $71,980
- p10
- $40,020
- p90
- $77,170
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.