Average Salary for Firefighters
SOC 33-2011 · Protective Service Occupations · 2024 data
The median annual wage for Firefighters in the United States is $59,530 ($28.62/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $34,490 at the 10th percentile to $101,330 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 332,240 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 17.1% since 2019.
Median Annual
$59,530
Mean Annual
$63,890
10th Pct
$34,490
75th Pct
$77,410
Employment
332,240
Salary Distribution
$34k
10th
$44k
25th
$60k
Median
$77k
75th
$101k
90th
Highest Paying Metro Areas
| Metro Area | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $164,940 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $121,270 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $108,320 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $105,250 |
| Vallejo, CA | $104,460 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $102,220 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $100,040 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $99,210 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | $97,460 |
| Bellingham, WA | $93,170 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $90,180 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $88,970 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $88,860 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $88,440 |
| Rochester, NY | $88,380 |
Salary by State
| State | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Maine | $47,490 |
| Alabama | $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 |
| Puerto Rico | $39,520 |
| North Carolina | $37,250 |
| Kentucky | $37,140 |
| Mississippi | $36,980 |
| Louisiana | $33,700 |
National Wage Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $59,530 |
| 2023 | $57,120 |
| 2022 | $51,680 |
| 2021 | $50,700 |
| 2020 | $52,500 |
| 2019 | $50,850 |