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Firefighters Salary by City
Firefighters Salary by City (2026)
354 metro areas · National average: $56,988 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Firefighters salaries across 354 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $142,380
$164,940
$68,600
$183,090
San Francisco, CA $112,400
$121,270
$79,790
$145,580
Los Angeles, CA $109,880
$99,210
$66,390
$152,540
Sacramento, CA $107,540
$108,320
$64,440
$138,880
Vallejo, CA $102,840
$104,460
$56,370
$135,730
Seattle, WA $97,830
$102,220
$72,110
$122,040
New York, NY $92,290
$105,250
$56,610
$119,650
Bremerton, WA $91,950
$100,040
$54,640
$122,190
Denver, CO $89,610
$88,860
$52,370
$116,500
Fort Collins, CO $87,570
$88,270
$57,860
$109,340
Olympia, WA $87,520
$90,180
$63,790
$115,910
Portland, OR $87,180
$85,300
$58,330
$110,740
Longview, WA $86,930
$97,460
$62,730
$118,310
Bellingham, WA $86,120
$93,170
$44,730
$111,820
Miami, FL $85,270
$75,590
$49,020
$117,650
Santa Rosa, CA $84,920
$88,440
$43,130
$122,250
Boulder, CO $84,760
$80,330
$51,890
$108,280
Stockton, CA $84,360
$77,100
$51,490
$130,270
Chicago, IL $84,130
$88,290
$41,370
$123,140
Santa Cruz, CA $84,080
$74,130
$46,260
$129,370
Modesto, CA $83,450
$84,200
$45,070
$127,040
Port St. Lucie, FL $83,020
$87,640
$47,530
$115,250
Riverside, CA $82,940
$75,230
$51,000
$110,870
Napa, CA $82,200
$78,780
$55,550
$107,390
Santa Maria, CA $80,650
$74,860
$56,990
$117,200
Rochester, NY $79,520
$88,380
$53,030
$89,340
Atlantic City, NJ $79,510
$82,000
$40,370
$121,800
Carson City, NV $79,240
$80,110
$41,540
$97,440
Salinas, CA $79,100
$79,310
$47,560
$112,800
Trenton, NJ $79,010
$88,970
$45,230
$101,980
Bridgeport, CT $79,000
$80,780
$64,450
$87,010
Redding, CA $76,430
$77,130
$50,990
$101,050
Bozeman, MT $75,880
$67,450
$58,160
$99,160
Binghamton, NY $75,690
$73,150
$52,560
$90,010
Spokane, WA $75,510
$84,290
$35,550
$110,600
Kennewick, WA $75,320
$79,210
$36,390
$92,870
Boston, MA $74,810
$73,700
$47,330
$119,940
Corvallis, OR $74,610
$83,680
$40,510
$98,800
San Luis Obispo, CA $74,440
$73,930
$48,910
$98,550
New Haven, CT $74,160
$78,090
$52,320
$85,200
Kiryas Joel, NY $74,040
$76,880
$46,490
$87,740
Fresno, CA $73,990
$68,600
$46,260
$104,620
Pueblo, CO $73,990
$68,890
$45,430
$107,320
Waterbury, CT $73,900
$78,410
$63,340
$81,260
Philadelphia, PA $73,680
$78,980
$43,530
$90,240
Medford, OR $73,390
$85,830
$33,890
$102,480
Wenatchee, WA $73,390
$76,920
$34,510
$96,850
Mount Vernon, WA $73,340
$77,590
$36,180
$101,140
Baltimore, MD $72,990
$73,000
$46,120
$98,680
Idaho Falls, ID $72,840
$73,940
$61,650
$95,430
Albany, NY $72,580
$73,130
$48,810
$96,680
Naples, FL $72,330
$68,040
$48,600
$97,430
Oxnard, CA $72,000
$74,090
$50,350
$86,690
Fort Wayne, IN $71,980
$75,510
$48,300
$87,420
San Diego, CA $71,610
$70,120
$46,260
$100,680
Columbus, OH $71,590
$71,030
$35,640
$97,680
Walla Walla, WA $71,550
$78,380
$43,460
$81,330
Utica, NY $71,430
$73,170
$49,980
$77,280
Missoula, MT $71,410
$77,390
$47,350
$82,400
Reno, NV $71,400
$67,370
$46,880
$96,400
Greeley, CO $71,250
$64,550
$47,470
$104,090
Barnstable Town, MA $71,180
$75,520
$43,100
$94,540
Washington, DC $71,160
$67,850
$47,490
$99,940
Yuba City, CA $71,070
$70,400
$43,210
$96,190
Ames, IA $70,940
$86,140
$37,430
$86,140
Syracuse, NY $70,380
$73,400
$51,120
$80,130
Las Vegas, NV $69,550
$60,530
$48,170
$104,480
Hartford, CT $69,240
$75,160
$45,250
$86,360
Grand Forks, ND $68,950
$71,280
$46,500
$86,360
Lubbock, TX $68,900
$76,450
$39,900
$90,010
Abilene, TX $68,840
$79,310
$48,010
$79,310
Worcester, MA $68,720
$70,620
$46,020
$85,010
Merced, CA $68,640
$65,340
$55,550
$80,580
Eugene, OR $68,570
$75,130
$45,920
$81,680
Phoenix, AZ $67,800
$61,640
$43,330
$90,580
Providence, RI $67,740
$68,250
$46,990
$82,430
Buffalo, NY $67,660
$72,790
$47,590
$80,030
Dallas, TX $67,460
$65,440
$49,130
$90,340
Erie, PA $67,330
$64,990
$34,820
$94,610
Evansville, IN $67,130
$67,510
$45,710
$79,910
Cape Coral, FL $67,090
$69,780
$37,990
$91,180
Allentown, PA $66,680
$80,300
$34,160
$81,730
Tuscaloosa, AL $66,680
$66,890
$35,950
$87,530
Springfield, MA $66,550
$66,820
$57,380
$74,280
Indianapolis, IN $66,530
$66,290
$36,970
$88,940
Waterloo, IA $65,390
$64,230
$46,840
$85,130
Watertown, NY $64,940
$71,600
$44,120
$73,940
Albany, OR $64,910
$70,700
$47,640
$81,940
Muncie, IN $64,860
$67,790
$40,140
$89,970
Grand Junction, CO $64,760
$69,680
$44,130
$89,010
Decatur, IL $64,590
$63,170
$48,120
$74,270
Bend, OR $64,210
$62,880
$50,580
$78,110
Rockford, IL $63,770
$78,060
$31,110
$89,230
York, PA $63,760
$68,270
$32,780
$89,190
Tyler, TX $63,510
$64,340
$40,650
$88,470
Manchester, NH $63,440
$60,770
$34,480
$86,850
Richmond, VA $63,320
$61,510
$38,510
$78,220
Lewiston, ID $63,070
$60,780
$37,560
$91,990
Detroit, MI $63,030
$61,900
$46,560
$82,160
North Port, FL $62,780
$63,040
$37,440
$90,930
Salt Lake City, UT $62,720
$59,780
$44,120
$87,310
Billings, MT $62,710
$68,200
$52,070
$70,080
Peoria, IL $62,640
$61,360
$31,010
$94,200
Des Moines, IA $62,560
$51,580
$36,810
$103,520
Coeur d'Alene, ID $62,510
$58,180
$49,140
$83,600
Visalia, CA $62,490
$61,100
$34,050
$90,680
Pittsburgh, PA $62,300
$71,430
$32,790
$74,380
Sebastian, FL $62,270
$58,360
$52,380
$76,160
Akron, OH $62,120
$63,110
$37,270
$87,250
San Antonio, TX $61,950
$62,660
$45,910
$70,290
Beaumont, TX $61,940
$63,830
$41,330
$73,920
Elmira, NY $61,840
$67,690
$35,570
$79,050
Salem, OR $61,840
$61,650
$45,910
$73,940
Jacksonville, FL $61,730
$52,770
$40,120
$83,120
Bloomington, IL $61,600
$68,480
$30,570
$89,040
Springfield, IL $61,510
$64,610
$33,140
$75,930
Tampa, FL $61,340
$60,360
$41,270
$79,830
Austin, TX $61,290
$59,530
$46,020
$76,240
Colorado Springs, CO $61,060
$62,420
$42,660
$74,130
Great Falls, MT $60,890
$60,790
$47,400
$74,920
St. Louis, MO $60,870
$59,880
$33,540
$94,970
Champaign, IL $60,860
$61,340
$31,200
$88,280
Punta Gorda, FL $60,810
$57,940
$38,110
$92,130
Kankakee, IL $60,770
$60,560
$32,870
$77,920
Cleveland, OH $60,440
$62,460
$37,610
$77,830
Toledo, OH $60,420
$61,260
$36,400
$76,890
Sherman, TX $60,370
$61,370
$41,580
$76,320
Lincoln, NE $60,340
$66,220
$44,670
$66,220
Norwich, CT $60,270
$63,300
$37,220
$77,660
Vineland, NJ $60,200
$56,330
$40,090
$84,410
Houston, TX $60,100
$59,820
$44,520
$73,840
El Centro, CA $60,060
$53,880
$34,280
$97,320
Appleton, WI $59,680
$60,650
$34,840
$81,960
Rochester, MN $59,600
$53,540
$33,690
$88,750
Memphis, TN $59,530
$63,650
$35,480
$71,300
Laredo, TX $59,390
$58,450
$44,220
$80,140
Janesville, WI $59,350
$66,100
$29,950
$84,600
Waco, TX $59,310
$63,390
$44,190
$70,570
Hanford, CA $59,280
$52,440
$43,770
$78,430
Cheyenne, WY $59,080
$65,150
$38,600
$69,730
Flagstaff, AZ $59,020
$58,690
$37,340
$77,760
Elkhart, IN $58,940
$64,520
$38,970
$71,160
Boise City, ID $58,830
$54,010
$33,990
$82,850
Amherst Town, MA $58,770
$60,220
$37,150
$78,610
Ocala, FL $58,540
$54,950
$34,790
$84,790
Omaha, NE $58,320
$61,760
$47,210
$65,240
Racine, WI $58,130
$57,420
$34,480
$91,090
Reading, PA $57,990
$61,660
$33,390
$77,100
Davenport, IA $57,980
$59,420
$35,890
$85,940
Midland, MI $57,590
$59,750
$32,410
$83,350
Virginia Beach, VA $57,520
$57,620
$39,300
$77,370
Helena, MT $57,360
$55,560
$46,640
$68,500
Hagerstown, MD $56,960
$53,290
$37,340
$81,480
Lafayette, IN $56,810
$55,500
$35,190
$72,350
Lebanon, PA $56,810
$57,910
$32,490
$73,230
Cedar Rapids, IA $56,750
$60,690
$36,390
$70,530
Sioux City, IA $56,750
$60,630
$36,730
$60,630
Michigan City, IN $56,700
$58,660
$35,120
$69,530
Harrisburg, PA $56,540
$61,100
$37,350
$70,330
Madison, WI $56,450
$59,990
$27,690
$77,960
Grand Rapids, MI $56,370
$55,410
$37,210
$70,330
Anchorage, AK $56,300
$63,360
$28,580
$75,530
Lancaster, PA $56,300
$55,440
$37,480
$80,300
Cincinnati, OH $56,190
$54,130
$35,620
$79,940
Scranton, PA $56,180
$55,780
$32,180
$85,850
Kansas City, MO $56,030
$58,960
$33,280
$82,730
Sierra Vista, AZ $55,870
$50,890
$30,860
$77,920
Crestview, FL $55,790
$51,910
$36,440
$83,180
Oklahoma City, OK $55,490
$59,260
$28,990
$78,930
Pittsfield, MA $55,140
$58,680
$33,630
$73,010
Killeen, TX $55,090
$58,340
$46,560
$68,760
Milwaukee, WI $55,010
$49,210
$35,570
$81,270
Lima, OH $54,990
$60,740
$31,320
$68,810
Chambersburg, PA $54,900
$53,810
$29,040
$84,060
Dayton, OH $54,750
$56,920
$33,910
$76,830
Kenosha, WI $54,570
$47,410
$35,990
$71,880
Lewiston, ME $54,540
$55,940
$34,790
$73,610
Hilton Head Island, SC $53,850
$50,710
$37,250
$75,990
Santa Fe, NM $53,750
$48,990
$39,470
$63,340
South Bend, IN $53,360
$54,130
$35,950
$70,290
Sioux Falls, SD $53,320
$50,130
$36,830
$62,140
Fargo, ND $52,860
$53,660
$35,300
$74,610
Yakima, WA $52,830
$37,020
$35,940
$87,790
Battle Creek, MI $52,800
$52,720
$38,030
$63,730
Amarillo, TX $52,650
$48,990
$38,310
$74,400
Wichita Falls, TX $52,600
$55,670
$44,740
$62,370
Myrtle Beach, SC $52,550
$51,410
$39,720
$66,830
Ann Arbor, MI $52,460
$53,940
$35,080
$64,230
Corpus Christi, TX $52,360
$48,160
$40,800
$63,650
Lawrence, KS $52,270
$43,540
$33,430
$69,940
Lake Havasu City, AZ $52,220
$51,180
$34,080
$76,540
Lakeland, FL $52,200
$49,130
$38,210
$77,750
Minot, ND $52,140
$52,610
$37,720
$71,110
Birmingham, AL $52,070
$49,900
$32,600
$78,480
Green Bay, WI $51,860
$51,580
$29,210
$72,820
Tallahassee, FL $51,620
$52,100
$36,100
$71,250
Daphne, AL $51,480
$50,040
$41,420
$67,100
Minneapolis, MN $51,460
$43,470
$32,480
$76,110
Oshkosh, WI $51,410
$52,040
$29,390
$64,950
Columbus, GA $51,220
$49,260
$41,810
$61,070
Lansing, MI $51,110
$50,160
$31,110
$60,380
Tulsa, OK $51,110
$47,070
$29,380
$70,820
Saginaw, MI $51,060
$46,300
$32,900
$72,620
Jackson, MI $50,940
$48,170
$41,120
$70,970
Prescott Valley, AZ $50,940
$47,230
$35,650
$60,680
Ogden, UT $50,910
$48,430
$36,640
$69,820
Huntsville, AL $50,840
$47,490
$36,540
$61,890
Iowa City, IA $50,720
$58,000
$32,150
$58,000
Yuma, AZ $50,720
$50,650
$36,510
$66,750
Gainesville, FL $50,640
$46,950
$39,930
$62,780
Knoxville, TN $50,500
$47,510
$32,180
$71,470
Mobile, AL $50,390
$46,250
$36,800
$74,990
Orlando, FL $50,330
$46,540
$36,850
$76,010
Little Rock, AR $50,270
$48,680
$28,770
$70,300
Topeka, KS $50,230
$45,970
$29,140
$76,390
Alexandria, LA $50,210
$42,290
$24,970
$85,860
Homosassa Springs, FL $50,200
$47,680
$31,990
$74,640
Casper, WY $50,190
$47,320
$40,020
$60,380
Greensboro, NC $50,150
$47,150
$29,420
$76,570
Sandusky, OH $50,040
$48,480
$31,670
$73,990
Fairbanks, AK $50,030
$45,760
$25,520
$75,630
Columbus, IN $49,860
$44,020
$33,860
$71,480
Augusta, GA $49,810
$48,970
$33,730
$73,680
Atlanta, GA $49,790
$47,770
$36,510
$66,330
Manhattan, KS $49,680
$50,650
$37,120
$65,150
Texarkana, TX $49,580
$50,960
$32,130
$60,870
San Angelo, TX $49,550
$47,320
$47,320
$58,680
Terre Haute, IN $49,530
$45,110
$35,400
$68,050
Mankato, MN $49,370
$42,970
$37,600
$61,600
Tucson, AZ $49,340
$48,530
$35,930
$59,980
Portland, ME $49,250
$47,490
$34,870
$63,040
Bismarck, ND $49,190
$46,920
$38,260
$58,570
Savannah, GA $49,030
$49,050
$33,640
$71,390
Niles, MI $48,980
$49,410
$34,240
$57,890
Wausau, WI $48,980
$43,310
$31,320
$77,910
Sumter, SC $48,870
$53,470
$42,630
$61,530
Nashville, TN $48,590
$47,960
$34,440
$61,900
Mansfield, OH $48,500
$46,030
$34,230
$69,220
Palm Bay, FL $48,450
$44,370
$35,810
$59,220
Clarksville, TN $48,420
$48,270
$29,380
$62,090
Traverse City, MI $48,360
$50,510
$36,980
$58,570
McAllen, TX $48,250
$50,180
$27,970
$69,140
Montgomery, AL $47,870
$49,270
$35,300
$60,300
Dalton, GA $47,850
$48,680
$39,240
$56,040
Chattanooga, TN $47,790
$45,560
$32,960
$60,420
Wheeling, WV $47,730
$50,750
$35,350
$60,210
Macon, GA $47,700
$45,700
$36,870
$55,690
Logan, UT $47,690
$44,810
$36,870
$66,280
Sebring, FL $47,680
$49,000
$34,890
$63,730
Bay City, MI $47,630
$45,380
$38,100
$56,280
El Paso, TX $47,520
$50,890
$35,840
$63,340
Hinesville, GA $47,510
$49,280
$35,140
$62,130
Longview, TX $47,500
$46,360
$32,670
$58,440
La Crosse, WI $47,490
$46,530
$29,370
$73,140
Enid, OK $47,420
$46,220
$26,750
$75,160
Provo, UT $47,370
$44,510
$35,890
$69,270
Staunton, VA $47,290
$48,870
$34,180
$64,680
Bangor, ME $47,230
$48,340
$31,890
$60,660
Grants Pass, OR $47,160
$40,510
$33,890
$69,460
Charleston, SC $47,080
$46,470
$30,860
$64,220
Pocatello, ID $46,900
$47,790
$39,940
$55,840
Anniston, AL $46,870
$42,620
$30,490
$66,560
Monroe, MI $46,840
$45,260
$37,420
$59,210
Twin Falls, ID $46,740
$45,950
$22,820
$101,050
Panama City, FL $46,730
$42,970
$31,200
$69,950
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $46,700
$46,200
$31,670
$66,380
Decatur, AL $46,660
$38,760
$36,230
$62,500
Youngstown, OH $46,590
$45,330
$30,510
$66,560
Raleigh, NC $46,310
$46,050
$28,150
$65,140
Las Cruces, NM $46,270
$45,890
$36,080
$64,330
Beckley, WV $46,200
$41,390
$35,820
$65,670
Charlotte, NC $46,190
$37,530
$29,430
$72,220
Brunswick, GA $46,080
$46,160
$40,870
$54,240
Charlottesville, VA $46,070
$50,100
$24,960
$62,750
Deltona, FL $46,010
$44,220
$32,990
$67,890
Paducah, KY $45,950
$41,180
$29,130
$84,210
Gainesville, GA $45,730
$46,350
$37,060
$58,310
Winchester, VA $45,680
$47,280
$35,550
$56,700
Florence, AL $45,570
$51,700
$30,430
$58,530
St. George, UT $45,570
$38,840
$32,930
$62,610
Kalamazoo, MI $45,560
$44,780
$34,020
$59,840
Burlington, VT $45,530
$45,310
$31,480
$58,240
Dothan, AL $45,220
$40,080
$27,690
$70,450
Duluth, MN $45,130
$42,900
$28,660
$55,070
Greenville, SC $45,010
$45,090
$29,650
$60,560
Brownsville, TX $44,930
$46,770
$35,450
$61,390
Albany, GA $44,910
$47,090
$29,860
$56,430
Canton, OH $44,580
$42,430
$31,270
$61,430
St. Joseph, MO $44,540
$43,350
$29,450
$61,210
Albuquerque, NM $44,510
$42,920
$37,080
$55,970
Columbia, SC $44,430
$45,960
$30,030
$58,450
Muskegon, MI $44,390
$40,460
$29,200
$59,170
Rocky Mount, NC $43,900
$44,650
$27,650
$68,430
Flint, MI $43,850
$38,650
$33,820
$59,780
Springfield, OH $43,760
$39,820
$31,100
$61,070
Fayetteville, AR $43,730
$40,240
$31,310
$63,930
Springfield, MO $43,580
$44,000
$27,870
$58,120
Gulfport, MS $43,030
$42,580
$28,920
$52,650
Jacksonville, NC $43,010
$41,670
$28,980
$60,440
Weirton, WV $42,990
$41,240
$31,520
$62,100
Lynchburg, VA $42,960
$45,990
$27,980
$50,390
Warner Robins, GA $42,710
$38,890
$30,100
$60,440
Wichita, KS $42,700
$39,770
$34,780
$49,720
Harrisonburg, VA $42,640
$44,420
$36,670
$57,170
Eau Claire, WI $42,590
$41,370
$34,680
$56,490
Pensacola, FL $42,480
$42,250
$29,570
$62,090
Durham, NC $42,350
$37,860
$30,390
$58,690
Auburn, AL $42,250
$43,910
$23,250
$60,520
Lawton, OK $42,220
$36,930
$26,740
$63,730
Lexington, KY $42,180
$36,920
$30,530
$58,860
Spartanburg, SC $42,110
$39,610
$26,850
$59,950
Rome, GA $41,890
$44,290
$31,050
$44,290
Fond du Lac, WI $41,810
$34,890
$25,120
$63,640
Roanoke, VA $41,780
$38,880
$27,980
$58,590
Johnson City, TN $41,160
$41,130
$27,670
$45,640
Columbia, MO $40,960
$36,880
$25,580
$47,420
Charleston, WV $40,740
$38,340
$30,000
$49,650
Bloomington, IN $40,620
$38,000
$25,500
$60,740
Elizabethtown, KY $40,380
$33,650
$26,790
$62,090
Burlington, NC $40,220
$36,780
$29,040
$60,470
Lake Charles, LA $40,110
$38,070
$22,960
$53,270
Asheville, NC $39,490
$37,050
$29,440
$51,620
Bowling Green, KY $39,290
$35,660
$29,290
$47,410
Wilmington, NC $39,280
$37,400
$29,390
$51,070
Joplin, MO $39,110
$36,830
$25,580
$52,360
Shreveport, LA $39,020
$38,060
$27,750
$47,680
Morristown, TN $38,930
$36,460
$30,980
$46,500
Valdosta, GA $38,890
$42,510
$27,610
$49,000
Kingsport, TN $38,850
$36,540
$24,960
$48,510
Slidell, LA $38,740
$33,870
$22,680
$61,490
Baton Rouge, LA $38,590
$35,350
$27,010
$50,080
Blacksburg, VA $38,500
$37,960
$24,960
$59,830
Hickory, NC $38,180
$34,790
$29,040
$55,270
Jonesboro, AR $38,140
$33,720
$29,240
$58,300
Lafayette, LA $37,930
$36,060
$25,120
$49,210
San Juan, PR $37,660
$39,520
$32,930
$42,610
Fayetteville, NC $37,610
$36,380
$24,660
$59,680
New Orleans, LA $37,390
$33,870
$22,250
$55,560
Winston, NC $37,160
$35,430
$28,300
$47,520
Goldsboro, NC $37,040
$35,640
$27,970
$60,420
Jackson, TN $36,720
$37,460
$28,560
$46,060
Jefferson City, MO $36,700
$36,690
$25,580
$44,320
Huntington, WV $36,690
$35,410
$24,960
$47,050
Fort Smith, AR $36,670
$35,590
$26,860
$42,880
Pinehurst, NC $36,250
$32,910
$25,030
$53,060
Houma, LA $35,350
$33,190
$23,210
$46,990
Greenville, NC $35,090
$33,910
$29,060
$46,820
Gadsden, AL $34,950
$37,070
$29,180
$39,860
Florence, SC $34,260
$32,200
$25,550
$46,010
Jackson, MS $33,930
$31,140
$26,410
$43,540
Hot Springs, AR $33,660
$32,520
$27,770
$41,810
Hattiesburg, MS $32,640
$32,990
$27,070
$38,530
Hammond, LA $29,530
$24,960
$23,200
$38,320
Monroe, LA $28,360
$27,540
$21,640
$37,100
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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