What is the salary of a Firefighter? In the United States, a Firefighter earns an average salary of $96,820. The salary range for a Firefighter is usually between $64,764 and $180,302 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $207,148. The highest Firefighter salary in the United States was $301,329. The average hourly pay for a Firefighter is $46.55.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Firefighter salary are California, with an average salary of $195,213, followed by New York, with an average salary of $153,296, and Alaska, with an average salary of $118,190. Employers paying the highest salary for a Firefighter job are Hayward (CA), Compton (CA) and San Ramon Valley Fire Protection (CA).
Employer | Average Salary |
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Hayward, CA | $306,918 |
Compton, CA | $304,557 |
San Ramon Valley Fire Protection, CA | $304,045 |
Culver City, CA | $298,825 |
Pleasanton, CA | $294,893 |
Santa Monica, CA | $288,520 |
Berkeley, CA | $284,202 |
Mountain View, CA | $283,970 |
San Bruno, CA | $275,772 |
Napa, CA | $267,516 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician | $65,183 |
Firefighter Captain | $81,345 |
Firefighter - Probationary | $39,358 |
Firefighter Lieutenant | $132,768 |
Firefighter Recruit | $51,000 |
Firefighter Trainee | $42,259 |
Firefighters | $78,392 |
Firefighter/Medic | $65,365 |
Firefighter/Engineer | $67,674 |
Firefighter I Emt | $72,414 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Alaska | $118,190 | 201 |
Alabama | $53,374 | 456 |
Arkansas | $49,350 | 260 |
Arizona | $72,233 | 725 |
California | $195,213 | 7666 |
Colorado | $65,175 | 138 |
Connecticut | $103,834 | 358 |
District of Columbia | $85,053 | 69 |
Delaware | $61,120 | 27 |
Federal | $60,872 | 19 |
Florida | $77,248 | 4276 |
Georgia | $50,589 | 546 |
Iowa | $80,997 | 302 |
Idaho | $72,726 | 112 |
Illinois | $95,487 | 1571 |
Indiana | $71,596 | 2422 |
Kansas | $66,862 | 619 |
Kentucky | $83,097 | 604 |
Louisiana | $38,204 | 244 |
Massachusetts | $99,537 | 650 |
Maryland | $81,838 | 632 |
Maine | $1,170 | 55 |
Michigan | $68,297 | 209 |
Minnesota | $75,446 | 770 |
Missouri | $81,067 | 809 |
Mississippi | $47,147 | 226 |
Montana | $24 | 21 |
Nebraska | $91,921 | 580 |
New Jersey | $87,617 | 2134 |
New Mexico | $62,047 | 229 |
Nevada | $90,948 | 308 |
New York | $153,296 | 9800 |
Ohio | $75,163 | 1188 |
Oklahoma | $54,692 | 148 |
Oregon | $98,948 | 247 |
Pennsylvania | $82,649 | 1835 |
Rhode Island | $91,040 | 370 |
South Carolina | $54,423 | 344 |
South Dakota | $66,377 | 104 |
Tennessee | $56,702 | 672 |
Texas | $81,808 | 2721 |
Utah | $59,210 | 914 |
Virginia | $68,236 | 492 |
Vermont | $1,767 | 43 |
Washington | $109,365 | 1510 |
Wisconsin | $86,128 | 578 |
West Virginia | $52,638 | 91 |
Wyoming | $71,078 | 45 |