Salary by state
Firefighters Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Firefighters — median wage by state
- Washington: $93,490
- New York: $88,380
- New Jersey: $87,660
- California: $83,400
- District of Columbia: $79,430
- Illinois: $79,080
- Connecticut: $77,660
- Colorado: $76,560
- Oregon: $73,270
- Massachusetts: $73,110
- Pennsylvania: $71,430
- Maryland: $70,580
- Rhode Island: $69,480
- Nevada: $67,120
- Montana: $64,020
- Alaska: $63,220
- Nebraska: $61,760
- Indiana: $61,470
- Texas: $60,840
- Ohio: $59,470
- Arizona: $58,650
- Florida: $58,360
- Virginia: $58,300
- New Hampshire: $57,030
- Michigan: $55,570
- Iowa: $55,190
- Idaho: $53,860
- North Dakota: $53,660
- Wyoming: $51,850
- Utah: $49,270
- Missouri: $48,470
- Delaware: $48,060
- Wisconsin: $47,710
- South Dakota: $47,520
- Alabama: $47,490
- Maine: $47,490
- Tennessee: $47,300
- Oklahoma: $47,270
- Vermont: $46,130
- Georgia: $45,970
- South Carolina: $45,960
- Kansas: $44,060
- New Mexico: $42,920
- Arkansas: $42,100
- Minnesota: $41,990
- West Virginia: $41,500
- North Carolina: $37,250
- Kentucky: $37,140
- Mississippi: $36,980
- Louisiana: $33,700
- Hawaii: —
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- Washington$93,490
- New York$88,380
- New Jersey$87,660
- California$83,400
- District of Columbia$79,430
- Illinois$79,080
- Connecticut$77,660
- Colorado$76,560
- Oregon$73,270
- Massachusetts$73,110
- Pennsylvania$71,430
- Maryland$70,580
- Rhode Island$69,480
- Nevada$67,120
- Montana$64,020
- Alaska$63,220
- Nebraska$61,760
- Indiana$61,470
- Texas$60,840
- Ohio$59,470
- Arizona$58,650
- Florida$58,360
- Virginia$58,300
- New Hampshire$57,030
- Michigan$55,570
- Iowa$55,190
- Idaho$53,860
- North Dakota$53,660
- Wyoming$51,850
- Utah$49,270
- Missouri$48,470
- Delaware$48,060
- Wisconsin$47,710
- South Dakota$47,520
- Alabama$47,490
- Maine$47,490
- Tennessee$47,300
- Oklahoma$47,270
- Vermont$46,130
- Georgia$45,970
- South Carolina$45,960
- Kansas$44,060
- New Mexico$42,920
- Arkansas$42,100
- Minnesota$41,990
- West Virginia$41,500
- North Carolina$37,250
- Kentucky$37,140
- Mississippi$36,980
- Louisiana$33,700
- Hawaii—