How does Firefighters pay in District of Columbia compare to the national average?

District of Columbia Firefighters salaries are 33% above the US national median of $59,530 per year.

What is the salary range for a Firefighters in District of Columbia?

Firefighters salaries in District of Columbia range from $61,050 (10th percentile) to $99,760 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Firefighters Salary in District of Columbia

SOC 33-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Firefighters in District of Columbia is $79,430 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $38.19 per hour. This is 33% above the national median of $59,530. 1,430 people work as Firefighters in District of Columbia. Wages have grown 12% since 2022, when the median was $70,760.

Median Annual Salary

$79,430

Mean Annual

$80,320

Median Hourly

$38.19

Total Employed

1,430

Location Quotient

0.93

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$61k

10th

$67k

25th

$79k

Median

$92k

75th

$100k

90th

How This Compares

District of Columbia

$79,430

this metro

United States

$59,530

you earn +33% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$79,430	$80,320	1,430
2022	$70,760	$71,140	1,470

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in District of Columbia

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$134,760
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$126,560
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$88,330
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$84,360
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$78,290
Security Guards	$63,130

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