The median annual wage for Firefighters in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $105,250 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $92,290.
Pay spans roughly $56,610 at the 10th percentile to $119,650 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $50.60 per hour. An estimated 15,770 people work as firefighters in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $105,250 |
| Mean (annual) | $92,290 |
| Median (hourly) | $50.60 |
| 10th percentile | $56,610 |
| 90th percentile | $119,650 |
| Employment | 15,770 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.