United States
Firefighters salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$59,530
Firefighters in the United States earn a median of $59,530 a year, about $28.62 an hour.
Median
$59,530
per year
Hourly
$28.62
as published
Mean
$63,890
pulled up by top earners
Workers
332,240
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $60,840 | +2% |
| California | State | $83,400 | +40% |
| Florida | State | $58,360 | -2% |
| Ohio | State | $59,470 | -0% |
| North Carolina | State | $37,250 | -37% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $105,250 | +77% |
| New York | State | $88,380 | +48% |
| Illinois | State | $79,080 | +33% |
| Massachusetts | State | $73,110 | +23% |
| Georgia | State | $45,970 | -23% |
| Virginia | State | $58,300 | -2% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $88,290 | +48% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $65,440 | +10% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $73,700 | +24% |
| Indiana | State | $61,470 | +3% |
| Wisconsin | State | $47,710 | -20% |
| Washington | State | $93,490 | +57% |
| South Carolina | State | $45,960 | -23% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $67,850 | +14% |
| Michigan | State | $55,570 | -7% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $99,210 | +67% |
| Alabama | State | $47,490 | -20% |
| Arizona | State | $58,650 | -1% |
| Missouri | State | $48,470 | -19% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $59,820 | +0% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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