State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Vermont vs Washington
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Vermont, $46,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.4% — not 50.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-50.9%
Vermont vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-46.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Vermont
Firefighters
- Median
- $46,430
- p25
- $37,100
- p75
- $59,600
- p10
- $29,790
- p90
- $77,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.