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

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

What is the salary range for a Firefighters in Pennsylvania?

Firefighters salaries in Pennsylvania range from $34,820 (10th percentile) to $90,240 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Firefighters Salary in Pennsylvania

Q: What is the median salary for a Firefighters in Pennsylvania?

The median salary for a Firefighters in Pennsylvania is $71,430 per year ($34.34/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

SOC 33-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Firefighters in Pennsylvania is $71,430 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $34.34 per hour. This is 20% above the national median of $59,530. Wages have grown 48% since 2014, when the median was $48,290.

Median Annual Salary

$71,430

Mean Annual

$67,930

Median Hourly

$34.34

Total Employed

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Salary Distribution

$35k

10th

$50k

25th

$71k

Median

$90k

75th

$90k

90th

How This Compares

Pennsylvania

$71,430

this metro

United States

$59,530

you earn +20% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$71,430	$67,930	—
2023	$72,590	$67,200	—
2022	$66,110	$61,290	4,970
2021	$61,130	$58,400	5,870
2020	$63,520	$61,000	4,410
2019	$61,610	$58,720	4,410
2018	$58,230	$56,090	4,650
2017	$56,240	$54,730	5,000
2016	$56,790	$55,260	5,220
2015	$56,580	$55,120	5,110
2014	$48,290	$50,610	4,890

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in Pennsylvania

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,420
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$102,240
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$98,740
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$92,480
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$86,350
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$67,440

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