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Firefighter Salary by City

Median firefighter pay in 245 big U.S. cities, and how much of it rent takes.

  1. 1
    Rochester, NYrent takes 17.9% of pay
    $89,120/year
  2. 2
    Peoria, ILrent takes 18.8% of pay
    $73,670/year
  3. 3
    Rockford, ILrent takes 18.9% of pay
    $77,150/year
  4. 4
    Abilene, TXrent takes 19.1% of pay
    $78,380/year
  5. 5
    Fort Wayne, INrent takes 19.6% of pay
    $75,860/year
  6. 6
    Toledo, OHrent takes 19.7% of pay
    $60,590/year
  7. 7
    Evansville, INrent takes 20.0% of pay
    $66,840/year
  8. 8
    Lubbock, TXrent takes 20.2% of pay
    $77,290/year
  9. 9
    Newark, NJrent takes 21.1% of pay
    $106,420/year
  10. 10
    Spokane, WArent takes 21.4% of pay
    $83,310/year

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CityMedian payRentRent / pay
New York, NY$106,420$2,80631.6%
Los Angeles, CA$98,050$2,49830.6%
Chicago, IL$82,820$1,98328.7%
Houston, TX$59,120$1,53331.1%
Phoenix, AZ$61,780$1,89336.8%
Philadelphia, PA$78,050$1,81427.9%
San Antonio, TX$63,360$1,46327.7%
San Diego, CA$70,900$3,01151.0%
Dallas, TX$64,900$1,76032.5%
San Jose, CA$152,100$3,04624.0%
Austin, TX$58,830$1,93239.4%
Jacksonville, FL$58,940$1,71935.0%
Fort Worth, TX$64,900$1,77532.8%
Columbus, OH$61,780$1,61131.3%
Charlotte, NC$38,700$1,88158.3%
Indianapolis, IN$68,480$1,46525.7%
San Francisco, CA$113,700$3,20133.8%
Seattle, WA$101,090$2,27327.0%
Denver, CO$87,980$2,06528.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$61,460$1,32725.9%
Nashville, TN$49,300$1,88145.8%
Washington, DC$66,980$2,37042.5%
El Paso, TX$50,300$1,24629.7%
Boston, MA$73,990$3,11250.5%
Las Vegas, NV$59,280$1,80636.6%
Portland, OR$85,170$1,87426.4%
Detroit, MI$62,730$1,34725.8%
Louisville, KY$45,160$1,27834.0%
Memphis, TN$62,910$1,39926.7%
Baltimore, MD$73,810$1,61926.3%
Milwaukee, WI$49,760$1,28431.0%
Albuquerque, NM$42,420$1,40139.6%
Tucson, AZ$47,960$1,35834.0%
Fresno, CA$79,160$1,78927.1%
Sacramento, CA$94,080$2,15227.4%
Mesa, AZ$61,780$1,82635.5%
Kansas City, MO$60,770$1,53530.3%
Atlanta, GA$47,300$1,99950.7%
Omaha, NE$61,040$1,44828.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$63,110$1,90136.1%
Raleigh, NC$45,640$1,82247.9%
Miami, FL$75,710$2,53840.2%
Virginia Beach, VA$56,940$1,92440.5%
Long Beach, CA$98,050$2,27927.9%
Oakland, CA$113,700$2,51126.5%
Minneapolis, MN$39,350$1,64950.3%
Tulsa, OK$47,600$1,20430.4%
Bakersfield, CA$72,410$2,01833.4%
Tampa, FL$59,660$2,21644.6%
Wichita, KS$41,900$1,16233.3%
Arlington, TX$64,900$1,64830.5%
Aurora, CO$87,980$2,08728.5%
New Orleans, LA$37,250$1,50848.6%
Cleveland, OH$62,720$1,27724.4%
Anaheim, CA$98,050$2,56631.4%
Henderson, NV$59,280$2,04441.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,490$1,46348.1%
Stockton, CA$79,540$1,94229.3%
Orlando, FL$45,520$1,95551.5%
Riverside, CA$79,160$2,42036.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$48,700$1,51637.4%
Santa Ana, CA$98,050$2,65432.5%
Irvine, CA$98,050$3,40541.7%
Cincinnati, OH$58,570$1,37928.3%
Newark, NJ$106,420$1,86721.1%
St. Paul, MN$39,350$1,44344.0%
Pittsburgh, PA$72,230$1,62126.9%
Greensboro, NC$46,600$1,49638.5%
Lincoln, NE$59,760$1,32826.7%
Jersey City, NJ$106,420$2,94633.2%
Durham, NC$38,350$1,79756.2%
Plano, TX$64,900$2,01037.2%
Anchorage, AK$64,810$1,65130.6%
St. Louis, MO$68,970$1,29722.6%
Gilbert, AZ$61,780$2,27044.1%
Chandler, AZ$61,780$2,07040.2%
North Las Vegas, NV$59,280$2,05641.6%
Madison, WI$56,430$1,72336.6%
Buffalo, NY$74,470$1,39722.5%
Chula Vista, CA$70,900$2,80847.5%
Reno, NV$81,360$1,78326.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$75,860$1,24219.6%
Toledo, OH$60,590$99419.7%
Lubbock, TX$77,290$1,30120.2%
St. Petersburg, FL$59,660$2,04441.1%
Laredo, TX$59,100$1,11022.5%
Irving, TX$64,900$1,89235.0%
Chesapeake, VA$56,940$1,84939.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$35,730$1,45748.9%
Scottsdale, AZ$61,780$2,28744.4%
Boise City, ID$76,280$1,71126.9%
Arlington, VA$66,980$2,66647.8%
Norfolk, VA$56,940$1,62834.3%
Port St. Lucie, FL$72,760$2,47040.7%
Spokane, WA$83,310$1,48921.4%
Richmond, VA$60,790$1,64432.5%
Fremont, CA$113,700$3,18033.6%
Huntsville, AL$48,010$1,36434.1%
Baton Rouge, LA$33,260$1,10739.9%
Tacoma, WA$101,090$1,94423.1%
San Bernardino, CA$79,160$2,02130.6%
Modesto, CA$77,370$1,98830.8%
Cape Coral, FL$60,000$2,33946.8%
Des Moines, IA$56,910$1,26626.7%
Fayetteville, NC$36,820$1,53049.9%
Rochester, NY$89,120$1,33117.9%
Salt Lake City, UT$59,150$1,60832.6%
Worcester, MA$66,310$1,95235.3%
Columbus, GA$48,770$1,31432.3%
Little Rock, AR$48,110$1,27731.9%
Mobile, AL$46,770$1,25732.3%
Amarillo, TX$48,420$1,21930.2%
Augusta, GA$47,540$1,45836.8%
Sioux Falls, SD$50,840$1,31431.0%
Oxnard, CA$77,400$2,47438.4%
Overland Park, KS$60,770$1,81035.7%
Grand Rapids, MI$56,260$1,75137.3%
Birmingham, AL$51,050$1,29130.3%
Montgomery, AL$48,780$1,30432.1%
Vancouver, WA$85,170$1,89426.7%
Knoxville, TN$47,160$1,54439.3%
Providence, RI$66,150$1,96435.6%
Glendale, CA$98,050$2,59731.8%
Akron, OH$61,140$1,12922.2%
Brownsville, TX$46,220$1,20431.3%
Tempe, AZ$61,780$1,95337.9%
Paradise, NV$59,280$1,53231.0%
Chattanooga, TN$46,060$1,53740.0%
Fort Lauderdale, FL$75,710$2,10933.4%
Newport News, VA$56,940$1,53832.4%
Shreveport, LA$37,620$1,04033.2%
Ontario, CA$79,160$2,61839.7%
Eugene, OR$72,280$1,60726.7%
Cary, NC$45,640$2,05053.9%
Salem, OR$64,900$1,69031.2%
Santa Rosa, CA$87,400$2,39332.9%
Clarksville, TN$54,950$1,53733.6%
Fort Collins, CO$99,930$1,85322.3%
Springfield, MO$44,990$1,16931.2%
Salinas, CA$81,070$2,41235.7%
Murfreesboro, TN$49,300$1,87845.7%
Corona, CA$79,160$2,63239.9%
Killeen, TX$57,660$1,29326.9%
Alexandria, VA$66,980$2,32941.7%
Macon, GA$45,660$1,27633.5%
Roseville, CA$94,080$2,71034.6%
Kansas City, KS$60,770$1,31726.0%
Springfield, MA$66,720$1,45826.2%
Charleston, SC$46,830$2,11754.2%
Sunnyvale, CA$152,100$3,15824.9%
Denton, TX$64,900$1,62030.0%
Bellevue, WA$101,090$2,70432.1%
Naperville, IL$82,820$2,17131.5%
Pasadena, TX$59,120$1,25725.5%
Bridgeport, CT$81,680$1,87527.5%
Savannah, GA$50,470$1,71840.8%
Rockford, IL$77,150$1,21818.9%
Jackson, MS$34,970$1,28144.0%
Syracuse, NY$58,470$1,32827.3%
Gainesville, FL$49,380$1,51036.7%
McAllen, TX$50,740$1,02624.3%
Visalia, CA$65,170$1,89234.8%
Waco, TX$62,650$1,34925.8%
Torrance, CA$98,050$2,82934.6%
Metairie, LA$37,250$1,16737.6%
Columbia, SC$36,960$1,39445.3%
Orange, CA$98,050$2,89635.4%
Warren, MI$62,730$1,44427.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,370$1,16822.8%
Stamford, CT$81,680$2,89042.5%
Pasadena, CA$98,050$2,99736.7%
Dayton, OH$57,400$1,14023.8%
Kent, WA$101,090$2,01623.9%
New Haven, CT$79,380$2,01030.4%
Fargo, ND$53,130$1,08024.4%
Santa Clara, CA$152,100$3,30926.1%
Palm Bay, FL$43,850$1,87051.2%
Abilene, TX$78,380$1,24519.1%
Round Rock, TX$58,830$1,87138.2%
Allentown, PA$73,020$1,59426.2%
Topeka, KS$57,570$1,14823.9%
Thousand Oaks, CA$77,400$3,30051.2%
Vallejo, CA$95,950$2,49231.2%
Rochester, MN$35,200$1,70458.1%
West Palm Beach, FL$75,710$2,18834.7%
Ann Arbor, MI$48,460$1,93647.9%
Lafayette, LA$30,100$1,09643.7%
Hartford, CT$75,990$1,53224.2%
The Woodlands, TX$59,120$2,15043.6%
Wilmington, NC$35,580$1,73058.3%
Berkeley, CA$113,700$2,35524.9%
Lakeland, FL$48,560$1,67641.4%
North Charleston, SC$46,830$1,74944.8%
Billings, MT$68,100$1,50826.6%
Cambridge, MA$73,990$3,38354.9%
Richardson, TX$64,900$1,96336.3%
Clearwater, FL$59,660$2,16843.6%
High Point, NC$46,600$1,24832.1%
Evansville, IN$66,840$1,11520.0%
Manchester, NH$58,560$2,05542.1%
Elgin, IL$82,820$1,98828.8%
Waterbury, CT$77,630$1,53423.7%
Provo, UT$37,110$1,37544.5%
Carlsbad, CA$70,900$3,58260.6%
Las Cruces, NM$42,820$1,26735.5%
Pompano Beach, FL$75,710$2,33737.0%
Springfield, IL$65,330$1,26423.2%
Beaumont, TX$64,540$1,23623.0%
Lansing, MI$57,540$1,14924.0%
Peoria, IL$73,670$1,15218.8%
Everett, WA$101,090$1,95123.2%
Pueblo, CO$61,560$1,28325.0%
Temecula, CA$79,160$2,89543.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$58,400$1,24825.6%
Greeley, CO$62,640$1,75733.7%
Santa Maria, CA$82,250$1,98729.0%
Costa Mesa, CA$98,050$2,96836.3%
Sugar Land, TX$59,120$2,04141.4%
Ventura, CA$77,400$2,44337.9%
Tyler, TX$43,740$1,38938.1%
Concord, NC$38,700$1,92959.8%
Hillsboro, OR$85,170$2,22731.4%
Centennial, CO$87,980$2,26430.9%
Dearborn, MI$62,730$1,60130.6%
Sandy Springs, GA$47,300$2,00250.8%
Boulder, CO$79,390$2,22033.6%
Spokane Valley, WA$83,310$1,72024.8%
Green Bay, WI$47,980$1,30732.7%
Renton, WA$101,090$2,41728.7%
New Braunfels, TX$63,360$1,72432.7%
Edinburg, TX$50,740$1,20328.5%
Burbank, CA$98,050$2,55331.2%
Columbia, MD$73,810$2,29137.2%
Bend, OR$62,140$2,12341.0%
San Mateo, CA$113,700$3,35835.4%
South Bend, IN$56,450$1,28427.3%
Wichita Falls, TX$45,710$1,25032.8%
Conroe, TX$59,120$1,56731.8%
Chico, CA$71,830$1,67528.0%
St. George, UT$44,140$2,02255.0%
Carmel, IN$68,480$2,00435.1%
Davenport, IA$60,080$1,26225.2%
Albany, NY$70,840$1,65628.1%
Boca Raton, FL$75,710$2,93246.5%
Yuma, AZ$54,220$1,63236.1%