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
- New York: $100,960, COL-adjusted $93,568
- Washington: $94,520, COL-adjusted $88,336
- California: $85,120, COL-adjusted $76,893
- New Jersey: $84,130, COL-adjusted $77,325
- Illinois: $78,380, COL-adjusted $78,380
- Connecticut: $77,630, COL-adjusted $74,932
- District of Columbia: $75,870, COL-adjusted $69,035
- Colorado: $74,170, COL-adjusted $71,940
- Maryland: $73,810, COL-adjusted $70,295
- Pennsylvania: $73,460, COL-adjusted $75,266
- Massachusetts: $72,800, COL-adjusted $68,809
- Oregon: $70,900, COL-adjusted $68,569
- Rhode Island: $67,380, COL-adjusted $65,865
- Nevada: $66,570, COL-adjusted $66,570
- Indiana: $62,780, COL-adjusted $67,288
- Nebraska: $61,040, COL-adjusted $67,747
- Texas: $60,180, COL-adjusted $61,977
- Ohio: $59,370, COL-adjusted $63,976
- Montana: $59,310, COL-adjusted $62,696
- Arizona: $59,280, COL-adjusted $58,868
- Alaska: $58,830, COL-adjusted $57,451
- Virginia: $58,670, COL-adjusted $58,032
- Florida: $58,550, COL-adjusted $56,625
- Wyoming: $58,090, COL-adjusted $62,665
- New Hampshire: $56,620, COL-adjusted $54,338
- Iowa: $55,810, COL-adjusted $63,565
- North Dakota: $55,080, COL-adjusted $61,888
- Michigan: $54,640, COL-adjusted $56,798
- Oklahoma: $49,710, COL-adjusted $56,617
- Tennessee: $49,300, COL-adjusted $53,645
- Missouri: $49,080, COL-adjusted $54,053
- Utah: $48,310, COL-adjusted $48,847
- Maine: $48,290, COL-adjusted $49,732
- South Dakota: $48,160, COL-adjusted $54,357
- Alabama: $47,600, COL-adjusted $53,604
- Idaho: $47,320, COL-adjusted $49,550
- Wisconsin: $46,850, COL-adjusted $49,787
- Delaware: $46,710, COL-adjusted $46,804
- Georgia: $46,550, COL-adjusted $48,339
- Vermont: $46,430, COL-adjusted $47,378
- Kansas: $45,900, COL-adjusted $50,943
- South Carolina: $42,570, COL-adjusted $45,432
- New Mexico: $41,590, COL-adjusted $45,108
- Arkansas: $39,690, COL-adjusted $45,673
- Minnesota: $38,110, COL-adjusted $38,651
- North Carolina: $37,940, COL-adjusted $40,233
- West Virginia: $37,350, COL-adjusted $41,732
- Kentucky: $37,150, COL-adjusted $41,186
- Mississippi: $35,880, COL-adjusted $41,241
- Louisiana: $33,120, COL-adjusted $37,551
- Hawaii: —
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- New York$100,960
- Washington$94,520
- California$85,120
- New Jersey$84,130
- Illinois$78,380
- Connecticut$77,630
- District of Columbia$75,870
- Colorado$74,170
- Maryland$73,810
- Pennsylvania$73,460
- Massachusetts$72,800
- Oregon$70,900
- Rhode Island$67,380
- Nevada$66,570
- Indiana$62,780
- Nebraska$61,040
- Texas$60,180
- Ohio$59,370
- Montana$59,310
- Arizona$59,280
- Alaska$58,830
- Virginia$58,670
- Florida$58,550
- Wyoming$58,090
- New Hampshire$56,620
- Iowa$55,810
- North Dakota$55,080
- Michigan$54,640
- Oklahoma$49,710
- Tennessee$49,300
- Missouri$49,080
- Utah$48,310
- Maine$48,290
- South Dakota$48,160
- Alabama$47,600
- Idaho$47,320
- Wisconsin$46,850
- Delaware$46,710
- Georgia$46,550
- Vermont$46,430
- Kansas$45,900
- South Carolina$42,570
- New Mexico$41,590
- Arkansas$39,690
- Minnesota$38,110
- North Carolina$37,940
- West Virginia$37,350
- Kentucky$37,150
- Mississippi$35,880
- Louisiana$33,120
- Hawaii—