What is the median salary for a Firefighters in Wisconsin?

The median salary for a Firefighters in Wisconsin is $47,710 per year ($22.94/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data.

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

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

What is the salary range for a Firefighters in Wisconsin?

Firefighters salaries in Wisconsin range from $31,200 (10th percentile) to $77,960 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Firefighters Salary in Wisconsin

SOC 33-2011 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Firefighters in Wisconsin is $47,710 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $22.94 per hour. This is 20% below the national median of $59,530. 8,010 people work as Firefighters in Wisconsin. Wages have grown 36% since 2019, when the median was $35,020.

Median Annual Salary

$47,710

Mean Annual

$51,840

Median Hourly

$22.94

Total Employed

8,010

Salary Distribution

$31k

10th

$37k

25th

$48k

Median

$62k

75th

$78k

90th

How This Compares

Wisconsin

$47,710

this metro

United States

$59,530

you earn -20% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$47,710	$51,840	8,010
2023	$44,710	$50,310	7,430
2022	$37,750	$43,980	7,980
2021	$40,130	$46,140	8,790
2020	$38,960	$42,690	8,500
2019	$35,020	$40,360	9,450

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in Wisconsin

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$99,160
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$92,910
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$92,410
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$85,390
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$78,980
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$77,380

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