What is the median salary for a Firefighters in Virginia?

The median salary for a Firefighters in Virginia is $58,300 per year ($28.03/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

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

Virginia Firefighters salaries are 2% below the US national median of $59,530 per year.

What is the salary range for a Firefighters in Virginia?

Firefighters salaries in Virginia range from $38,280 (10th percentile) to $78,220 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Firefighters Salary in Virginia

SOC 33-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Firefighters in Virginia is $58,300 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $28.03 per hour. This is 2% below the national median of $59,530. 10,820 people work as Firefighters in Virginia. Wages have grown 14% since 2019, when the median was $50,920.

Median Annual Salary

$58,300

Mean Annual

$58,510

Median Hourly

$28.03

Total Employed

10,820

Salary Distribution

$38k

10th

$46k

25th

$58k

Median

$70k

75th

$78k

90th

How This Compares

Virginia

$58,300

this metro

United States

$59,530

you earn -2% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$58,300	$58,510	10,820
2023	$54,170	$57,280	10,770
2022	$51,370	$54,180	10,060
2021	$48,000	$51,940	10,840
2020	$52,610	$55,620	9,680
2019	$50,920	$53,470	10,250

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in Virginia

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$110,220
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$102,040
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$98,940
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$72,840
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$72,600
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$69,140

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