Firefighter pay
Fire suppression, rescue, and emergency response.
National baseline
Public data$26.40/hr
Source: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics · bls.gov/oes
By metro area
Atlanta
$25/hr
Austin
$26/hr
Baltimore
$28/hr
Birmingham
$23/hr
Boston
$30/hr
Buffalo
$25/hr
Charlotte
$25/hr
Chicago
$28/hr
Cincinnati
$25/hr
Cleveland
$25/hr
Columbus
$25/hr
Dallas–Fort Worth
$26/hr
Denver
$27/hr
Detroit
$26/hr
Grand Rapids
$25/hr
Hartford
$29/hr
Houston
$26/hr
Indianapolis
$25/hr
Jacksonville
$24/hr
Kansas City
$25/hr
Las Vegas
$25/hr
Los Angeles
$30/hr
Louisville
$24/hr
Memphis
$24/hr
Miami
$24/hr
Milwaukee
$26/hr
Minneapolis
$27/hr
Nashville
$25/hr
New Orleans
$24/hr
New York City
$31/hr
Oklahoma City
$24/hr
Orlando
$24/hr
Philadelphia
$27/hr
Phoenix
$25/hr
Pittsburgh
$26/hr
Portland
$28/hr
Providence
$27/hr
Raleigh
$25/hr
Richmond
$25/hr
Rochester
$26/hr
Sacramento
$29/hr
Salt Lake City
$25/hr
San Antonio
$24/hr
San Diego
$29/hr
San Francisco
$34/hr
San Jose
$34/hr
Seattle
$30/hr
St. Louis
$25/hr
Tampa
$24/hr
Virginia Beach
$25/hr