State comparison · 2025
Firefighters salary: Washington vs Wisconsin
Firefighters in Washington earn a median of $94,520. In Wisconsin, $46,850. After cost-of-living, the gap is 77.4% — not 101.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+101.8%
Washington vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+77.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Wisconsin
Firefighters
- Median
- $46,850
- p25
- $36,490
- p75
- $62,660
- p10
- $29,390
- p90
- $77,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.