Firefighter Salary by State

All 50 states ranked by median annual pay for firefighters. The national median is $59,280. ← Back to Firefighter overview

#	State	Median / yr	Median / hr
1	New York	$100,960	$48.54
2	Washington	$94,520	$45.44
3	California	$85,120	$40.92
4	New Jersey	$84,130	$40.45
5	Illinois	$78,380	$37.68
6	Connecticut	$77,630	$37.32
7	District of Columbia	$75,870	$36.48
8	Colorado	$74,170	$35.66
9	Maryland	$73,810	$35.49
10	Pennsylvania	$73,460	$35.32
11	Massachusetts	$72,800	$35.00
12	Oregon	$70,900	$34.09
13	Rhode Island	$67,380	$32.39
14	Nevada	$66,570	$32.01
15	Indiana	$62,780	$30.18
16	Nebraska	$61,040	$29.35
17	Texas	$60,180	$28.94
18	Ohio	$59,370	$28.54
19	Montana	$59,310	$28.52
20	Arizona	$59,280	$28.50
21	Alaska	$58,830	$28.28
22	Virginia	$58,670	$28.21
23	Florida	$58,550	$28.15
24	Wyoming	$58,090	$27.93
25	New Hampshire	$56,620	$27.22
26	Iowa	$55,810	$26.83
27	North Dakota	$55,080	$26.48
28	Michigan	$54,640	$26.27
29	Oklahoma	$49,710	$23.90
30	Tennessee	$49,300	$23.70
31	Missouri	$49,080	$23.60
32	Utah	$48,310	$23.23
33	Maine	$48,290	$23.22
34	South Dakota	$48,160	$23.15
35	Alabama	$47,600	$22.89
36	Idaho	$47,320	$22.75
37	Wisconsin	$46,850	$22.53
38	Delaware	$46,710	$22.46
39	Georgia	$46,550	$22.38
40	Vermont	$46,430	$22.32
41	Kansas	$45,900	$22.07
42	South Carolina	$42,570	$20.47
43	New Mexico	$41,590	$19.99
44	Arkansas	$39,690	$19.08
45	Minnesota	$38,110	$18.32
46	North Carolina	$37,940	$18.24
47	West Virginia	$37,350	$17.96
48	Kentucky	$37,150	$17.86
49	Mississippi	$35,880	$17.25
50	Louisiana	$33,120	$15.92