Firefighters Salary in the US
A firefighters earns a national median of $59,280 a year (mean $63,630) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #439 of 825.
How much does a firefighters earn in the US?
A firefighters in the United States earns a median of $59,280 a year (mean $63,630), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 345,990 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-2011), ranked #439 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$59,280
per year
Mean
$63,630
per year
Employment
345,990
US workers
National rank
#439
of 825 by median
What a firefighters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a firefighters (SOC 33-2011) earns a median annual wage of $59,280 and a mean (average) of $63,630. The median is the midpoint — half of firefighters earn more and half earn less — and is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a firefighters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for firefighters is $59,280, and the mean (average) is $63,630. The median is the midpoint — half of firefighters earn more and half earn less.
- How does firefighters pay compare to the US average?
- At $59,280, a firefighters earns 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many firefighters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 345,990 firefighters employed nationally (SOC 33-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this firefighters salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 33-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Find firefighters jobs with salary ranges
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 33-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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