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Firefighters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is less common here than nationally: 1.4 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.64).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $47,600
- AK, Alaska, median $58,830
- AZ, Arizona, median $59,280
- AR, Arkansas, median $39,690
- CA, California, median $85,120
- CO, Colorado, median $74,170
- CT, Connecticut, median $77,630
- DE, Delaware, median $46,710
- DC, District of Columbia, median $75,870
- FL, Florida, median $58,550
- GA, Georgia, median $46,550
- HI, Hawaii, not published
- ID, Idaho, median $47,320
- IL, Illinois, median $78,380
- IN, Indiana, median $62,780
- IA, Iowa, median $55,810
- KS, Kansas, median $45,900
- KY, Kentucky, median $37,150
- LA, Louisiana, median $33,120
- ME, Maine, median $48,290
- MD, Maryland, median $73,810
- MA, Massachusetts, median $72,800
- MI, Michigan, median $54,640
- MN, Minnesota, median $38,110
- MS, Mississippi, median $35,880
- MO, Missouri, median $49,080
- MT, Montana, median $59,310
- NE, Nebraska, median $61,040
- NV, Nevada, median $66,570
- NH, New Hampshire, median $56,620
- NJ, New Jersey, median $84,130
- NM, New Mexico, median $41,590
- NY, New York, median $100,960
- NC, North Carolina, median $37,940
- ND, North Dakota, median $55,080
- OH, Ohio, median $59,370
- OK, Oklahoma, median $49,710
- OR, Oregon, median $70,900
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $73,460
- RI, Rhode Island, median $67,380
- SC, South Carolina, median $42,570
- SD, South Dakota, median $48,160
- TN, Tennessee, median $49,300
- TX, Texas, median $60,180
- UT, Utah, median $48,310
- VT, Vermont, median $46,430
- VA, Virginia, median $58,670
- WA, Washington, median $94,520
- WV, West Virginia, median $37,350
- WI, Wisconsin, median $46,850
- WY, Wyoming, median $58,090
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $37,120
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