What is the salary of a Firefighter? In the United States, a Firefighter earns an average salary of $88,907. The salary range for a Firefighter is usually between $61,382 and $162,281 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $202,183. The highest Firefighter salary in the United States was $301,329. The average hourly pay for a Firefighter is $42.74.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Firefighter salary are California, with an average salary of $194,540, 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 | $100,341 |
Firefighter Captain | $77,757 |
Firefighter - Probationary | $39,340 |
Firefighter Lieutenant | $131,147 |
Firefighter Recruit | $54,750 |
Firefighter Trainee | $21,841 |
Firefighters | $78,311 |
Firefighter/Medic | $66,701 |
Firefighter/Engineer | $67,109 |
Firefighter I Emt | $77,423 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Alaska | $118,190 | 201 |
Alabama | $53,374 | 456 |
Arkansas | $49,473 | 319 |
Arizona | $77,877 | 620 |
California | $194,540 | 7716 |
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 | $73,628 | 97 |
Idaho | $72,726 | 112 |
Illinois | $95,487 | 1571 |
Indiana | $71,596 | 2422 |
Kansas | $66,862 | 619 |
Kentucky | $83,097 | 604 |
Louisiana | $36,796 | 392 |
Massachusetts | $97,099 | 1492 |
Maryland | $81,677 | 636 |
Maine | $1,170 | 55 |
Michigan | $68,318 | 300 |
Minnesota | $75,446 | 770 |
Missouri | $81,067 | 809 |
Mississippi | $46,997 | 316 |
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 | $59,294 | 293 |
Oregon | $98,948 | 247 |
Pennsylvania | $82,649 | 1835 |
Rhode Island | $91,040 | 370 |
South Carolina | $54,261 | 347 |
South Dakota | $66,377 | 104 |
Tennessee | $56,131 | 582 |
Texas | $80,439 | 3539 |
Utah | $59,210 | 914 |
Virginia | $69,769 | 843 |
Vermont | $1,767 | 43 |
Washington | $109,365 | 1510 |
Wisconsin | $86,128 | 578 |
West Virginia | $50,440 | 108 |
Wyoming | $63,656 | 75 |