Firefighters Salary in Washington, DC

Estimates come from the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Firefighters in Washington, DC is $66,980, 13% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Washington sits within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area, Firefighters pay runs from $48,360 to $98,770 a year, with about 7.6K people employed.

Median annual

$66,980

Median hourly

$32

Average annual

$70,910

Employed in metro

7.6K

Pay distribution

10th$48,360

25th$59,080

Median$66,980

75th$83,570

90th$98,770

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $32.20
Daily: $258
Weekly: $1,288
Bi-weekly: $2,576
Monthly: $5,582
Annual: $66,980

$66,980 a year is around the 50th percentile for Firefighterss in Washington, DC. The median is $66,980.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$23.20	$48,360
25th percentile	$28.40	$59,080
Median	$32.20	$66,980
75th percentile	$40.20	$83,570
90th percentile	$47.50	$98,770
Average (mean)	$34.10	$70,910
Employment	7,610 people

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Firefighters in other metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$152,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$113,700
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$106,420
Bellingham, WA$101,130
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$101,090
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$99,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$98,050
Vallejo, CA$95,950