What is the median salary for a Firefighters in Minnesota?

The median salary for a Firefighters in Minnesota is $41,990 per year ($20.19/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

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

Minnesota Firefighters salaries are 29% below the US national median of $59,530 per year.

What is the salary range for a Firefighters in Minnesota?

Firefighters salaries in Minnesota range from $29,040 (10th percentile) to $72,970 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Firefighters Salary in Minnesota

SOC 33-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Firefighters in Minnesota is $41,990 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.19 per hour. This is 29% below the national median of $59,530. 4,890 people work as Firefighters in Minnesota. Wages have grown 24% since 2019, when the median was $33,740.

Median Annual Salary

$41,990

Mean Annual

$48,510

Median Hourly

$20.19

Total Employed

4,890

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$37k

25th

$42k

Median

$60k

75th

$73k

90th

How This Compares

Minnesota

$41,990

this metro

United States

$59,530

you earn -29% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$41,990	$48,510	4,890
2023	$38,750	$47,440	4,760
2022	$39,540	$46,880	4,440
2021	$32,240	$39,750	5,180
2020	$35,290	$41,180	6,480
2019	$33,740	$39,390	7,390

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in Minnesota

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$100,680
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$91,790
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$83,340
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$83,310
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$83,110
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$82,330

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