Compare One Occupation Across States
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Firefighters
Full firefighters overview →U.S. mean $63,630 · median $59,280
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | #1 | $95,090 | $85,120 | $46 | +49.4% | $52,390–$136,150 |
| Washington | #2 | $89,200 | $94,520 | $43 | +40.2% | $47,640–$123,980 |
| New York | #3 | $87,150 | $100,960 | $42 | +37% | $56,390–$106,440 |
| New Jersey | #4 | $85,810 | $84,130 | $41 | +34.9% | $47,920–$123,940 |
| District of Columbia | #5 | $79,550 | $75,870 | $38 | +25% | $61,050–$99,760 |
| Colorado | #6 | $78,380 | $74,170 | $38 | +23.2% | $47,000–$114,170 |
| Illinois | #7 | $76,530 | $78,380 | $37 | +20.3% | $38,900–$106,060 |
| Connecticut | #8 | $73,760 | $77,630 | $35 | +15.9% | $51,320–$85,500 |
| Massachusetts | #9 | $73,220 | $72,800 | $35 | +15.1% | $49,730–$98,130 |
| Maryland | #10 | $72,550 | $73,810 | $35 | +14% | $48,030–$98,770 |
| Pennsylvania | #11 | $71,340 | $73,460 | $34 | +12.1% | $48,620–$89,190 |
| Oregon | #12 | $71,290 | $70,900 | $34 | +12% | $38,800–$104,070 |
| Nevada | #13 | $70,510 | $66,570 | $34 | +10.8% | $47,600–$101,450 |
| Rhode Island | #14 | $67,480 | $67,380 | $32 | +6.1% | $56,110–$76,620 |
| Indiana | #15 | $62,420 | $62,780 | $30 | -1.9% | $38,460–$81,890 |
| Florida | #16 | $61,370 | $58,550 | $30 | -3.6% | $37,260–$93,310 |
| Arizona | #17 | $60,850 | $59,280 | $29 | -4.4% | $36,700–$88,220 |
| Texas | #18 | $60,390 | $60,180 | $29 | -5.1% | $40,020–$77,170 |
| Alaska | #19 | $59,190 | $58,830 | $28 | -7% | $35,520–$82,360 |
| Nebraska | #20 | $59,190 | $61,040 | $28 | -7% | $46,660–$69,460 |
| Virginia | #21 | $58,240 | $58,670 | $28 | -8.5% | $38,310–$77,310 |
| Ohio | #22 | $58,130 | $59,370 | $28 | -8.6% | $34,420–$84,010 |
| North Dakota | #23 | $57,980 | $55,080 | $28 | -8.9% | $39,700–$77,530 |
| Montana | #24 | $57,660 | $59,310 | $28 | -9.4% | $32,810–$76,620 |
| Iowa | #25 | $57,240 | $55,810 | $28 | -10% | $32,240–$87,720 |
| Wyoming | #26 | $56,800 | $58,090 | $27 | -10.7% | $39,550–$78,760 |
| Michigan | #27 | $56,250 | $54,640 | $27 | -11.6% | $37,190–$78,550 |
| New Hampshire | #28 | $55,730 | $56,620 | $27 | -12.4% | $35,450–$78,570 |
| Missouri | #29 | $55,240 | $49,080 | $27 | -13.2% | $31,140–$79,360 |
| Idaho | #30 | $54,470 | $47,320 | $26 | -14.4% | $30,280–$81,190 |
| Delaware | #31 | $53,420 | $46,710 | $26 | -16% | $41,960–$72,160 |
| Oklahoma | #32 | $52,280 | $49,710 | $25 | -17.8% | $31,620–$77,560 |
| Tennessee | #33 | $51,590 | $49,300 | $25 | -18.9% | $33,910–$70,460 |
| Utah | #34 | $51,270 | $48,310 | $25 | -19.4% | $27,660–$80,320 |
| South Dakota | #35 | $51,180 | $48,160 | $25 | -19.6% | $39,240–$61,420 |
| Wisconsin | #36 | $50,710 | $46,850 | $24 | -20.3% | $29,390–$77,050 |
| Maine | #37 | $50,230 | $48,290 | $24 | -21.1% | $35,740–$63,740 |
| Alabama | #38 | $49,720 | $47,600 | $24 | -21.9% | $29,770–$76,190 |
| Vermont | #39 | $49,570 | $46,430 | $24 | -22.1% | $29,790–$77,200 |
| Kansas | #40 | $49,110 | $45,900 | $24 | -22.8% | $32,810–$76,110 |
| Georgia | #41 | $47,170 | $46,550 | $23 | -25.9% | $33,000–$61,510 |
| Minnesota | #42 | $45,170 | $38,110 | $22 | -29% | $27,510–$70,380 |
| South Carolina | #43 | $43,900 | $42,570 | $21 | -31% | $29,130–$62,150 |
| Arkansas | #44 | $43,380 | $39,690 | $21 | -31.8% | $28,680–$60,860 |
| New Mexico | #45 | $43,180 | $41,590 | $21 | -32.1% | $31,200–$57,780 |
| North Carolina | #46 | $43,060 | $37,940 | $21 | -32.3% | $29,360–$61,940 |
| Kentucky | #47 | $42,100 | $37,150 | $20 | -33.8% | $27,870–$60,720 |
| West Virginia | #48 | $40,100 | $37,350 | $19 | -37% | $29,020–$51,390 |
| Mississippi | #49 | $37,230 | $35,880 | $18 | -41.5% | $26,850–$51,310 |
| Louisiana | #50 | $36,610 | $33,120 | $18 | -42.5% | $22,510–$56,670 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.