What is the median salary for a Firefighters in Alabama?

The median salary for a Firefighters in Alabama is $47,490 per year ($22.83/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

How does Firefighters pay in Alabama compare to the national average?

Alabama Firefighters salaries are 20% below the US national median of $59,530 per year.

What is the salary range for a Firefighters in Alabama?

Firefighters salaries in Alabama range from $30,880 (10th percentile) to $73,360 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Firefighters Salary in Alabama

SOC 33-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Firefighters in Alabama is $47,490 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.83 per hour. This is 20% below the national median of $59,530. 6,930 people work as Firefighters in Alabama. Wages have grown 17% since 2019, when the median was $40,690.

Median Annual Salary

$47,490

Mean Annual

$49,640

Median Hourly

$22.83

Total Employed

6,930

Salary Distribution

$31k

10th

$38k

25th

$47k

Median

$60k

75th

$73k

90th

How This Compares

Alabama

$47,490

this metro

United States

$59,530

you earn -20% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$47,490	$49,640	6,930
2023	$41,290	$45,650	6,960
2022	$38,950	$42,600	6,400
2021	$40,330	$44,920	6,080
2020	$39,460	$42,000	6,250
2019	$40,690	$41,870	6,070

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in Alabama

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$80,570
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$75,700
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$75,140
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$73,720
Fish and Game Wardens	$71,070
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$66,020

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