Highest-paying Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers

The top 100 highest paying cities for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $199,700, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers. It is followed by Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California (average annual salary $162,410). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$199,700	$76,560	170
2	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$162,410	$110,370	110
3	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$157,960	$87,930	340
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$151,820	$102,050	310
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$150,440	$86,710	1,860
6	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$147,230	$50,170	190
7	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$137,960	$90,590	110
8	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$133,260	$108,000	170
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$132,140	$73,000	130
10	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$131,830	$99,890	890
11	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$130,440	$99,370	3,140
12	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$126,030	$79,210	540
13	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$125,680	$70,250	40
14	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$124,950	$54,230	80
15	Corvallis, Oregon	$123,670	$76,820	40
16	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$123,270	$86,780	70
17	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$123,030	$82,580	340
18	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$121,640	$98,260	1,630
19	Salinas, California	$121,180	$73,030	120
20	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$118,330	$94,440	400
21	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$118,150	$97,090	130
22	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$112,920	$65,950	50
23	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$111,980	$101,090	270
24	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$111,420	$90,640	2,740
25	Bellingham, Washington	$110,350	$85,110	160
26	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$109,230	$70,970	2,570
27	Rochester, New York	$108,780	$80,340	320
28	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$106,400	$98,010	60
29	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$105,960	$61,810	70
30	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$105,640	$84,660	90
31	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$105,340	$61,200	2,080
32	Port St Lucie, Florida	$104,800	$77,940	210
33	Springfield, Illinois	$104,610	$66,240	30
34	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$103,700	$65,290	680
35	Madison, Wisconsin	$103,400	$42,580	40
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$103,290	$65,860	1,320
37	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$103,160	$82,020	560
38	Greeley, Colorado	$102,650	$69,990	120
39	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$102,640	$47,590	240
40	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$102,340	$54,000	120
41	Longview, Washington	$102,000	$77,310	50
42	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$101,880	$76,980	270
43	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$101,710	$80,290	2,730
44	Tacoma, Washington	$101,480	$82,970	340
45	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$101,400	$84,870	90
46	Olympia, Washington	$101,150	$74,590	140
47	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$100,810	$83,480	450
48	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$100,350	$83,490	450
49	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$100,180	$60,700	210
50	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$99,980	$84,400	1,140
51	Salem, Oregon	$99,830	$78,770	70
52	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$99,770	$78,540	1,640
53	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$99,290	$58,650	170
54	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$99,220	$87,210	120
55	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$98,550	$78,610	1,270
56	Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$98,280	$74,430	30
57	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$97,930	$55,590	270
58	Richmond, Virginia	$97,800	$75,280	440
59	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$97,580	$69,630	860
60	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$97,450	$56,910	210
61	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$97,420	$64,960	250
62	Salt Lake City, Utah	$97,320	$61,720	350
63	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$96,770	$71,250	100
64	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$96,390	$77,810	290
65	Camden, New Jersey	$96,240	$70,090	210
66	Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington	$96,050	$67,500	120
67	Medford, Oregon	$96,050	$66,650	80
68	Modesto, California	$96,000	$77,230	140
69	New Haven, Connecticut	$95,750	$78,010	230
70	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$95,730	$59,860	360
71	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$95,660	$66,030	140
72	Spokane, Washington	$95,380	$83,400	340
73	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$95,380	$67,190	290
74	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$95,220	$82,710	120
75	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$95,050	$73,920	1,840
76	Danbury, Connecticut	$93,920	$76,950	40
77	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$93,720	$67,070	40
78	Grand Junction, Colorado	$93,380	$52,000	40
79	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$93,230	$76,490	710
80	Binghamton, New York	$93,100	$76,640	60
81	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$92,850	$66,380	220
82	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$92,810	$65,510	40
83	Nevada nonmetropolitan area, Nevada	$92,610	$59,570	160
84	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$92,260	$81,830	180
85	Stockton, California	$92,160	$63,660	100
86	Napa, California	$92,070	$76,490	30
87	The Villages, Florida	$91,130	$60,150	60
88	Erie, Pennsylvania	$91,010	$71,770	40
89	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$91,000	$77,530	90
90	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$90,620	$76,190	450
91	Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts	$90,540	$71,680	60
92	Appleton, Wisconsin	$90,390	$56,370	40
93	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$90,150	$38,790	100
94	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$90,030	$66,870	40
95	Decatur, Illinois	$89,240	$19,140	70
96	Honolulu, Hawaii	$89,020	$66,520	280
97	Bloomington, Illinois	$88,830	$77,060	70
98	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$88,460	$48,150	260
99	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$88,070	$38,380	80
100	North Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area, Oregon	$88,040	$42,020	140

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