Firefighters Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 541 metro areas

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $66,860420
      Anchorage, AK $63,360480
      Alaska $63,2201,040
      Fairbanks, AK $45,760150
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $66,890420
      Southeast Alabama $52,290310
      Florence, AL $51,700120
      Daphne, AL $50,040240
      Birmingham, AL $49,9002,420
      Montgomery, AL $49,270510
      Alabama $47,4906,930
      Huntsville, AL $47,490500
      Mobile, AL $46,250690
      Auburn, AL $43,910230
      Anniston, AL $42,620200
      Southwest Alabama $42,440150
      Dothan, AL $40,080240
      Northeast Alabama $40,040360
      Decatur, AL $38,760170
      Gadsden, AL $37,070170
      Northwest Alabama $32,63050
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $48,680770
      Arkansas $42,1002,280
      Fayetteville, AR $40,240650
      North Arkansas $39,050100
      West Arkansas $37,12080
      South Arkansas $35,700180
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $35,590130
      Jonesboro, AR $33,72040
      Hot Springs, AR $32,52090
      East Arkansas $29,580140
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $61,6403,900
      Flagstaff, AZ $58,690330
      Arizona $58,6506,870
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $51,180350
      Sierra Vista, AZ $50,890160
      Yuma, AZ $50,650250
      Tucson, AZ $48,530760
      Prescott Valley, AZ $47,230370
      Arizona $46,550730
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $164,9401,180
      San Francisco, CA $121,2703,410
      Sacramento, CA $108,3202,140
      Vallejo, CA $104,460330
      Los Angeles, CA $99,2107,200
      Santa Rosa, CA $88,440410
      Modesto, CA $84,200360
      California $83,40027,580
      Salinas, CA $79,310590
      Napa, CA $78,780260
      Redding, CA $77,130320
      Stockton, CA $77,100310
      Riverside, CA $75,2302,720
      Santa Maria, CA $74,860300
      Santa Cruz, CA $74,130360
      Oxnard, CA $74,090610
      San Luis Obispo, CA $73,930330
      Bakersfield, CA $72,410780
      Chico, CA $71,830350
      Yuba City, CA $70,400130
      San Diego, CA $70,1202,530
      Fresno, CA $68,600740
      North Coast Region of California $66,880360
      Merced, CA $65,340170
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $63,730640
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $63,730570
      Visalia, CA $61,100360
      El Centro, CA $53,880150
      Hanford, CA $52,440110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $88,8602,900
      Fort Collins, CO $88,270300
      Boulder, CO $80,330320
      Colorado $76,5606,170
      Grand Junction, CO $69,680240
      Pueblo, CO $68,890250
      Greeley, CO $64,550420
      Northwest Colorado $62,520470
      Colorado Springs, CO $62,420840
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $58,810200
      Southwest Colorado $57,690240
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $80,780790
      Waterbury, CT $78,410230
      New Haven, CT $78,090550
      Connecticut $77,6602,860
      Hartford, CT $75,160930
      Connecticut $71,45060
      Norwich, CT $63,300320
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $67,8507,470
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $48,060450
      Sussex Delaware $45,160
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Port St. Lucie, FL $87,640500
      Miami, FL $75,5905,280
      Cape Coral, FL $69,780930
      Naples, FL $68,040390
      North Port, FL $63,040490
      Tampa, FL $60,3602,820
      Florida $58,36021,470
      Sebastian, FL $58,360200
      Punta Gorda, FL $57,940110
      Ocala, FL $54,950570
      Jacksonville, FL $52,7701,780
      Tallahassee, FL $52,100320
      Crestview, FL $51,910440
      Lakeland, FL $49,130540
      Sebring, FL $49,00070
      South Florida $48,090550
      Homosassa Springs, FL $47,68040
      Gainesville, FL $46,950500
      Orlando, FL $46,5403,170
      North Florida $44,380510
      Palm Bay, FL $44,370810
      Deltona, FL $44,220580
      Panama City, FL $42,970230
      Pensacola, FL $42,250440
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hinesville, GA $49,280140
      Columbus, GA-AL $49,260480
      Savannah, GA $49,050530
      Augusta, GA-SC $48,970500
      Dalton, GA $48,680150
      Atlanta, GA $47,7706,050
      Albany, GA $47,090210
      Gainesville, GA $46,350420
      Brunswick, GA $46,160130
      Georgia $45,97011,660
      Macon, GA $45,700540
      Rome, GA $44,29090
      Valdosta, GA $42,510160
      Warner Robins, GA $38,890250
      South Georgia $37,320730
      Middle Georgia $36,700400
      East Georgia $36,280210
      North Georgia $35,490550
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii / Kauai $67,010480
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ames, IA $86,14060
      Waterloo, IA $64,230110
      Cedar Rapids, IA $60,690170
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $60,630120
      Davenport, IA-IL $59,420420
      Iowa City, IA $58,000
      Southeast Iowa $58,000220
      Iowa $55,1902,050
      Northeast Iowa $53,40060
      Des Moines, IA $51,580740
      Northwest Iowa $33,430
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $73,940200
      Lewiston, ID-WA $60,78070
      Coeur d'Alene, ID $58,180110
      Boise City, ID $54,010720
      Idaho $53,8602,100
      Pocatello, ID $47,79080
      Twin Falls, ID $45,950120
      Northwestern Idaho $41,630380
      Southeast-Central Idaho $39,070420
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $88,29010,560
      Illinois $79,08014,510
      Rockford, IL $78,060360
      Bloomington, IL $68,480130
      Springfield, IL $64,610200
      Decatur, IL $63,170100
      Peoria, IL $61,360330
      Champaign, IL $61,340290
      Kankakee, IL $60,56090
      Northwest Illinois $58,930500
      East Central Illinois $52,260430
      West Central Illinois $52,250820
      South Illinois $42,070540
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Wayne, IN $75,510620
      Muncie, IN $67,790180
      Evansville, IN $67,510290
      Indianapolis, IN $66,2903,660
      Elkhart, IN $64,520240
      Indiana $61,4708,550
      Southern Indiana $60,440320
      Northern Indiana $59,410470
      Michigan City, IN $58,660170
      Central Indiana $56,920350
      Lafayette, IN $55,500220
      South Bend, IN-MI $54,130480
      Terre Haute, IN $45,110110
      Columbus, IN $44,02080
      Bloomington, IN $38,000200
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manhattan, KS $50,650140
      Topeka, KS $45,970270
      Kansas $44,0603,630
      Lawrence, KS $43,54070
      Kansas $41,6001,170
      Wichita, KS $39,770770
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $46,2001,910
      Paducah, KY-IL $41,180140
      Kentucky $37,1405,320
      Lexington, KY $36,920930
      Central Kentucky $35,970430
      Bowling Green, KY $35,660230
      West Kentucky $34,280190
      Elizabethtown, KY $33,650130
      South Central Kentucky $26,290230
      East Kentucky $24,960300
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alexandria, LA $42,290270
      Lake Charles, LA $38,070200
      Shreveport, LA $38,060670
      Lafayette, LA $36,060170
      Baton Rouge, LA $35,350960
      New Orleans, LA $33,870850
      Slidell, LA $33,870400
      Louisiana $33,7004,690
      Houma, LA $33,190120
      Southwest Louisiana $28,720170
      Central Louisiana $28,540210
      Monroe, LA $27,540260
      Northeast Louisiana $27,440250
      Hammond, LA $24,960150
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $75,520500
      Boston, MA-NH $73,7008,550
      Massachusetts $73,11011,910
      Worcester, MA $70,6201,320
      Springfield, MA $66,820780
      Massachusetts $64,440200
      Amherst Town, MA $60,220340
      Pittsfield, MA $58,680230
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $73,0002,490
      Maryland $70,5805,250
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $53,290260
      Maryland $46,880120
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lewiston, ME $55,940180
      Bangor, ME $48,340310
      Maine $47,4902,390
      Portland, ME $47,4901,340
      Southwest Maine $46,480320
      Northeast Maine $46,440220
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $61,9003,490
      Midland, MI $59,75060
      Michigan $55,5707,390
      Grand Rapids, MI $55,410660
      Ann Arbor, MI $53,940170
      Battle Creek, MI $52,720140
      Traverse City, MI $50,510220
      Northern Michigan $50,500330
      Lansing, MI $50,160430
      Niles, MI $49,410110
      Southern Michigan $49,300320
      Mid Michigan $48,830310
      Jackson, MI $48,170120
      Saginaw, MI $46,30080
      Bay City, MI $45,38040
      Monroe, MI $45,260100
      Kalamazoo, MI $44,78080
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $43,790250
      Muskegon, MI $40,460170
      Flint, MI $38,650240
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rochester, MN $53,540160
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $43,4703,160
      Mankato, MN $42,97080
      Duluth, MN-WI $42,900400
      Minnesota $41,9904,890
      Northeast Minnesota $38,480200
      Northwest Minnesota $38,480370
      Southeast Minnesota $38,480250
      Southwest Minnesota $36,530310
      St. Cloud, MN $33,820210
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $59,8802,790
      Kansas City, MO-KS $58,9603,230
      Missouri $48,4706,740
      Southwest Missouri $47,710230
      Springfield, MO $44,000480
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,350150
      Central Missouri $39,810380
      Columbia, MO $36,880190
      Joplin, MO-KS $36,830150
      Jefferson City, MO $36,690170
      North Missouri $36,380260
      Southeast Missouri $34,320260
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $42,580700
      Lower East Mississippi $39,350350
      Lower West Mississippi $36,980120
      Mississippi $36,9802,630
      Upper East Mississippi $36,450400
      Hattiesburg, MS $32,990180
      West Delta Mississippi $31,600210
      Jackson, MS $31,140510
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Missoula, MT $77,390140
      Billings, MT $68,200140
      Bozeman, MT $67,450110
      Montana $64,020960
      East-Central Montana $61,760180
      Great Falls, MT $60,79080
      West Montana $59,070170
      Helena, MT $55,56070
      Southwest Montana $50,79080
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greensboro, NC $47,1501,840
      Raleigh, NC $46,0502,240
      Rocky Mount, NC $44,650230
      Jacksonville, NC $41,670350
      Eastern North Carolina $38,800810
      Durham, NC $37,8601,210
      Charlotte, NC-SC $37,5304,520
      Wilmington, NC $37,400640
      North Carolina $37,25018,200
      Asheville, NC $37,050920
      Burlington, NC $36,780200
      Fayetteville, NC $36,380790
      Goldsboro, NC $35,64090
      Winston, NC $35,4301,050
      Hickory, NC $34,790740
      Central North Carolina $34,470790
      Greenville, NC $33,910170
      Pinehurst, NC $32,910220
      Western North Carolina $32,380970
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $71,280130
      East North Dakota $56,12050
      Fargo, ND-MN $53,660220
      North Dakota $53,660750
      Minot, ND $52,610100
      West North Dakota $50,750180
      Bismarck, ND $46,920140
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $66,220240
      Nebraska $61,7601,060
      Omaha, NE-IA $61,760680
      Northeast Nebraska $59,300100
      South Nebraska $46,64060
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $60,770740
      New Hampshire $57,0302,880
      Central New Hampshire $54,010420
      Northern New Hampshire $44,640520
      Southwestern New Hampshire $39,170210
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $88,970370
      New Jersey $87,6606,590
      Atlantic City, NJ $82,000380
      Vineland, NJ $56,33050
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $48,990130
      Las Cruces, NM $45,890240
      Eastern New Mexico $43,920370
      Albuquerque, NM $42,920870
      New Mexico $42,9202,200
      Northern New Mexico $36,900310
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Carson City, NV $80,11070
      Reno, NV $67,370670
      Nevada $67,1202,360
      Las Vegas, NV $60,5301,340
      Balance of Nevada $59,440280
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $105,25015,770
      New York $88,38014,730
      Rochester, NY $88,380800
      Kiryas Joel, NY $76,880230
      Syracuse, NY $73,400390
      Utica, NY $73,170140
      Binghamton, NY $73,150170
      Albany, NY $73,130580
      Buffalo, NY $72,790850
      Watertown, NY $71,600120
      Elmira, NY $67,69060
      Central East New York $66,540190
      Southwest New York $65,520220
      Capital/Northern New York $62,170120
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $71,0303,640
      Akron, OH $63,1101,220
      Cleveland, OH $62,4604,070
      Toledo, OH $61,2601,090
      Lima, OH $60,740130
      Ohio $59,47018,750
      Dayton, OH $56,9201,340
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $54,1303,670
      Eastern Ohio $53,630270
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $49,080790
      Southern Ohio $48,600420
      West Northwestern Ohio $48,520430
      Sandusky, OH $48,480270
      Mansfield, OH $46,030290
      Youngstown, OH $45,330760
      Canton, OH $42,430630
      Springfield, OH $39,820120
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $59,2601,580
      Oklahoma $47,2704,110
      Tulsa, OK $47,0701,110
      Enid, OK $46,220100
      Northeast Oklahoma $45,790210
      Southeast Oklahoma $44,240430
      Northwest Oklahoma $43,740250
      Lawton, OK $36,930190
      Southwest Oklahoma $35,990200
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Medford, OR $85,830150
      Portland, OR-WA $85,3001,670
      Corvallis, OR $83,68070
      Eugene, OR $75,130290
      Oregon $73,2703,660
      Albany, OR $70,700110
      Bend, OR $62,880220
      Salem, OR $61,650300
      Coast Oregon $53,990300
      Central Oregon $52,030230
      Eastern Oregon $47,200460
      Grants Pass, OR $40,51050
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $79,4301,430
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Allentown, PA-NJ $80,300320
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $78,9803,440
      Pennsylvania $71,430
      Pittsburgh, PA $71,430900
      York, PA $68,270190
      Erie, PA $64,990140
      Reading, PA $61,660210
      Harrisburg, PA $61,100180
      Lebanon, PA $57,91040
      Scranton, PA $55,780260
      Lancaster, PA $55,440120
      Chambersburg, PA $53,81090
      Johnstown, PA $51,05050
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $39,53040
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $38,37040
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $39,5201,710
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $69,4801,590
      Providence, RI-MA $68,2502,550
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sumter, SC $53,47090
      Myrtle Beach, SC $51,410710
      Hilton Head Island, SC $50,710540
      Southern South Carolina $48,390220
      Charleston, SC $46,4701,420
      Columbia, SC $45,960930
      South Carolina $45,9607,570
      Greenville, SC $45,0901,280
      Northwestern South Carolina $40,930330
      Spartanburg, SC $39,610770
      Northeastern South Carolina $33,280350
      Florence, SC $32,200280
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $50,130180
      Rapid City, SD $48,160220
      South Dakota $47,520540
      East South Dakota $44,830120
      West South Dakota $44,80090
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $63,6501,500
      Clarksville, TN-KY $48,270210
      Nashville, TN $47,9601,730
      Knoxville, TN $47,510980
      Tennessee $47,3006,510
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $45,560590
      Johnson City, TN $41,130100
      South Central Tennessee $39,100280
      North Central Tennessee $38,880310
      East Tennessee $38,710400
      West Tennessee $37,830480
      Jackson, TN $37,460180
      Kingsport, TN-VA $36,540220
      Morristown, TN $36,460140
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Abilene, TX $79,310210
      Lubbock, TX $76,450460
      Dallas, TX $65,4409,320
      Tyler, TX $64,340270
      Beaumont, TX $63,830440
      Waco, TX $63,390220
      San Antonio, TX $62,6602,830
      Sherman, TX $61,370140
      Texas $60,84030,400
      Houston, TX $59,8206,610
      Austin, TX $59,5302,640
      Laredo, TX $58,450410
      Killeen, TX $58,340640
      Wichita Falls, TX $55,670190
      Northwestern Region of Texas $52,200350
      Texarkana, TX-AR $50,960190
      El Paso, TX $50,890620
      Border Region of Texas $50,650170
      Victoria, TX $50,35070
      McAllen, TX $50,180490
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $49,500320
      Amarillo, TX $48,990310
      Corpus Christi, TX $48,160670
      North Region of Texas $47,930470
      San Angelo, TX $47,320190
      Brownsville, TX $46,770360
      Hill Country Region of Texas $46,530410
      Longview, TX $46,360280
      Eastern Region of Texas $44,480210
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $59,780920
      Utah $49,2702,650
      Ogden, UT $48,430700
      Wasatch Front Fringe Utah $47,640180
      Logan, UT-ID $44,81070
      Provo, UT $44,510330
      High Desert Utah $42,540280
      St. George, UT $38,840170
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $61,5101,960
      Virginia $58,30010,820
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $57,6202,790
      Northern West Virginia $51,440190
      Charlottesville, VA $50,100250
      Southside Virginia $49,930220
      Northeast Virginia $49,110140
      Staunton, VA $48,87070
      Winchester, VA-WV $47,28070
      Northwest Virginia $46,650140
      Lynchburg, VA $45,990270
      Harrisonburg, VA $44,420170
      West Virginia $41,5001,040
      Southwest Virginia $39,360270
      Roanoke, VA $38,880480
      Blacksburg, VA $37,96070
      Southern West Virginia $30,39080
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Vermont $48,290170
      Vermont $46,130470
      Burlington, VT $45,310220
      Northern Vermont $44,56080
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $102,2204,150
      Bremerton, WA $100,040420
      Longview, WA $97,460100
      Washington $93,4908,000
      Bellingham, WA $93,170270
      Olympia, WA $90,180350
      Spokane, WA $84,290690
      Kennewick, WA $79,210270
      Walla Walla, WA $78,38030
      Mount Vernon, WA $77,590260
      Wenatchee, WA $76,920190
      Western Washington $73,130370
      Eastern Washington $68,790300
      Yakima, WA $37,020400
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $79,62080
      Janesville, WI $66,100130
      Appleton, WI $60,650300
      Madison, WI $59,990950
      Racine, WI $57,420260
      Oshkosh, WI $52,040230
      Green Bay, WI $51,580490
      Milwaukee, WI $49,2102,010
      Northwestern Wisconsin $48,860170
      Wisconsin $47,7108,010
      Kenosha, WI $47,410200
      Western Wisconsin $46,700560
      La Crosse, WI-MN $46,530270
      Northeastern Wisconsin $45,970670
      Wausau, WI $43,310260
      Eau Claire, WI $41,370270
      South Central Wisconsin $37,670660
      Fond du Lac, WI $34,89060
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wheeling, WV-OH $50,750220
      Beckley, WV $41,390100
      Weirton, WV-OH $41,240150
      Charleston, WV $38,340240
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $35,410300
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cheyenne, WY $65,150100
      Eastern Wyoming $52,870150
      Western Wyoming $51,850320
      Wyoming $51,850680
      Casper, WY $47,320100