First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers salary
SOC 33-1021 · BLS OEWS May 2025
What the range looks like
A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.
- 10th
- $53,430
- 25th
- $72,140
- Median
- $93,530
- 75th
- $119,500
- 90th
- $140,010
Getting in
- Typical education to enter
- Postsecondary nondegree award
- Related work experience
- Less than 5 years
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.
Where first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers earn the most
Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | State | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Jersey | $133,210 | 108.8 | 2,210 | 0.81× |
| 2 | New York | $132,520 | 107.9 | 4,100 | 0.66× |
| 3 | Washington | $129,350 | 107.0 | 3,350 | 1.48× |
| 4 | California | $127,630 | 110.7 | 8,170 | 0.70× |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $126,560 | 109.9 | 380 | 0.85× |
| 6 | Illinois | $123,500 | 100.0 | 3,240 | 0.83× |
| 7 | Maryland | $120,530 | 105.0 | 2,380 | 1.35× |
| 8 | Colorado | $102,580 | 103.1 | 1,900 | 1.04× |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $101,050 | 97.6 | 1,340 | 0.35× |
| 10 | Utah | $100,380 | 98.9 | 770 | 0.70× |
| 11 | Oregon | $100,260 | 103.4 | 1,160 | 0.93× |
| 12 | Florida | $98,560 | 103.4 | 9,540 | 1.51× |
| 13 | Connecticut | $98,500 | 103.6 | 1,310 | 1.21× |
| 14 | Virginia | $97,780 | 101.1 | 3,300 | 1.26× |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $96,600 | 105.8 | 3,370 | 1.45× |
| 16 | Arizona | $96,470 | 100.7 | 2,670 | 1.29× |
| 17 | Nevada | $93,920 | 100.0 | 1,080 | 1.09× |
| 18 | New Hampshire | $93,720 | 104.2 | 450 | 1.03× |
| 19 | Alaska | $92,760 | 102.4 | 310 | 1.49× |
| 20 | Idaho | $92,630 | 95.5 | 520 | 0.96× |
| 21 | Indiana | $88,310 | 93.3 | 1,290 | 0.63× |
| 22 | Oklahoma | $85,310 | 87.8 | 2,000 | 1.84× |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $85,170 | 102.3 | 770 | 2.40× |
| 24 | Ohio | $84,490 | 92.8 | 3,960 | 1.12× |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $83,310 | 94.1 | 1,330 | 0.71× |
| 26 | Vermont | $83,250 | 98.0 | 90 | 0.48× |
| 27 | North Dakota | $82,880 | 89.0 | 130 | 0.48× |
| 28 | Montana | $82,820 | 94.6 | 320 | 0.98× |
| 29 | Texas | $81,710 | 97.1 | 8,660 | 0.97× |
| 30 | Nebraska | $80,810 | 90.1 | 370 | 0.57× |
| 31 | Wyoming | $80,260 | 92.7 | 150 | 0.86× |
| 32 | Kansas | $78,880 | 90.1 | 1,450 | 1.58× |
| 33 | Minnesota | $78,800 | 98.6 | 1,120 | 0.59× |
| 34 | Tennessee | $77,920 | 91.9 | 2,210 | 1.06× |
| 35 | Michigan | $77,550 | 96.2 | 1,830 | 0.65× |
| 36 | Iowa | $76,010 | 87.8 | 600 | 0.60× |
| 37 | Missouri | $75,970 | 90.8 | 1,950 | 1.04× |
| 38 | Maine | $74,790 | 97.0 | 410 | 1.01× |
| 39 | Delaware | $74,670 | 99.8 | — | — |
| 40 | Alabama | $73,320 | 88.8 | 1,440 | 1.07× |
| 41 | South Dakota | $72,420 | 88.6 | 120 | 0.40× |
| 42 | Georgia | $67,200 | 96.3 | 3,730 | 1.20× |
| 43 | South Carolina | $65,160 | 93.7 | 1,450 | 0.99× |
| 44 | Arkansas | $61,890 | 86.9 | 920 | 1.11× |
| 45 | Kentucky | $60,850 | 90.2 | 1,250 | 0.98× |
| 46 | Louisiana | $59,750 | 88.2 | 1,810 | 1.47× |
| 47 | North Carolina | $59,560 | 94.3 | 5,050 | 1.60× |
| 48 | New Mexico | $58,430 | 92.2 | 820 | 1.47× |
| 49 | West Virginia | $55,380 | 89.5 | 180 | 0.40× |
| 50 | Mississippi | $48,250 | 87.0 | 1,550 | 2.09× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
Best paying metro areas for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.
The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.
| # | Metro area | Median | Cost of living | Employed | Concentrationvs. national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $632,190 | 100.9 | 340 | 1.56× |
| 2 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $171,740 | 110.4 | 210 | 0.29× |
| 3 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $169,350 | 113.6 | 2,410 | 0.60× |
| 4 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $160,450 | 106.7 | 700 | 1.02× |
| 5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $159,570 | 115.6 | 810 | 0.54× |
| 6 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $140,830 | 107.8 | 80 | 0.58× |
| 7 | Bellingham, WA | $137,720 | 103.3 | 130 | 2.21× |
| 8 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $135,050 | 105.6 | 130 | 2.10× |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $134,830 | 111.1 | 1,680 | 1.26× |
| 10 | Vallejo, CA | $133,280 | 108.5 | 120 | 1.29× |
| 11 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $132,910 | 108.8 | 180 | 1.41× |
| 12 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $132,810 | 112.6 | 4,610 | 0.76× |
| 13 | Lawrence, KS | $128,760 | 90.2 | 50 | 1.56× |
| 14 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $127,110 | 103.7 | 170 | 2.03× |
| 15 | Napa, CA | $126,380 | 112.6 | 100 | 1.97× |
| 16 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $126,200 | 103.6 | 2,600 | 0.90× |
| 17 | Boulder, CO | $121,000 | 105.2 | 130 | 1.06× |
| 18 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $120,580 | 101.1 | 120 | 1.11× |
| 19 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $120,390 | 114.2 | 3,740 | 2.08× |
| 20 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $120,360 | 100.2 | 220 | 1.99× |
| 21 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $119,500 | 105.8 | 890 | 0.86× |
| 22 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $118,570 | 108.9 | 2,420 | 1.21× |
| 23 | Medford, OR | $117,270 | 101.4 | 40 | 0.78× |
| 24 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $116,990 | 98.9 | 100 | 0.91× |
| 25 | Springfield, IL | $115,820 | 92.7 | 40 | 0.61× |
| 26 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $115,740 | 106.4 | 660 | 0.60× |
| 27 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $114,810 | 102.4 | 80 | 2.53× |
| 28 | Grand Junction, CO | $113,860 | 95.5 | 40 | 0.93× |
| 29 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $113,650 | 108.6 | 60 | 0.75× |
| 30 | Reno, NV | $113,340 | 101.0 | 340 | 1.94× |
| 31 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $111,560 | 109.9 | 50 | 0.87× |
| 32 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $110,210 | 91.7 | 160 | 0.61× |
| 33 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $110,060 | 104.5 | 1,650 | 1.91× |
| 34 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $109,990 | 100.3 | 370 | 2.29× |
| 35 | Salinas, CA | $107,830 | 109.0 | 220 | 1.87× |
| 36 | Rochester, NY | $107,340 | 97.0 | 290 | 0.91× |
| 37 | Missoula, MT | $107,000 | 96.4 | 50 | 1.06× |
| 38 | Modesto, CA | $106,930 | 104.1 | 100 | 0.83× |
| 39 | Redding, CA | $106,330 | 100.7 | 60 | 1.21× |
| 40 | Fresno, CA | $106,330 | 102.2 | 160 | 0.52× |
Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.
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