Firefighter salary
What a firefighter actually earns, from 70 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-10-02.
What the number means
A firefighter earns a blended US median near 70,983 dollars, with the typical middle running from 63,508 dollars to 81,152 dollars. The official trend has moved up about 17 percent since 2019. Demand is rated moderate, and 3% of postings are fully remote.
Open firefighter roles
Live openings, freshest first. Apply at the source.
- FIREFIGHTER (HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN) at Air Force Materiel CommandRobins AFB, Georgia$41k–$66kTodayApply
- Firefighter (Paramedic) at ARMY TRANSPORTATIONSouthport, North Carolina$62k–$80k1d agoApply
Wildland Firefighter (Airplane Pilot) at Forest ServiceMultiple Locations$76k–$143k1d agoApply- FIREFIGHTER (HAZ MAT TECH/BASIC LIFE SUPPORT)) at Headquarters, Air Force Reserve CommandMarch AFB, California$59k–$76k1d agoApply
FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST at Air Combat CommandFort Eustis, Virginia$76k–$99k1d agoApply
FIREFIGHTER (HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TECHNICIAN) at United States Space ForceVandenberg AFB, California$59k–$76k1d agoApply
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Quick answers
How much does a firefighter make?
The blended US median is about 70,983 dollars, with a typical range from 63,508 dollars to 81,152 dollars.
Is firefighter a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated moderate in our July 2026 corpus, with 3% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 33-2011. Live corpus 70 observations, 2026-10-02. Definitions in the glossary.