The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $128,810, New York is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers. It is followed by California (average annual salary $123,450). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $128,810 |
$77,470 | 3,430 |
| 2 | California | $123,450 |
$76,190 | 6,540 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $111,980 |
$87,210 | 470 |
| 4 | District of Columbia | $111,000 |
$94,740 | 360 |
| 5 | Washington | $110,310 |
$81,090 | 3,230 |
| 6 | New Jersey | $110,120 |
$81,970 | 930 |
| 7 | Illinois | $99,950 |
$65,350 | 3,650 |
| 8 | Nebraska | $97,420 |
$63,510 | 380 |
| 9 | Maryland | $96,710 |
$78,610 | 1,910 |
| 10 | Oregon | $96,050 |
$74,400 | 750 |
| 11 | Connecticut | $95,880 |
$75,050 | 1,000 |
| 12 | Colorado | $92,720 |
$65,950 | 1,420 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | $91,010 |
$61,590 | 1,220 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $90,570 |
$66,290 | 120 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $87,150 |
$67,650 | 2,760 |
| 16 | Nevada | $85,790 |
$69,960 | 900 |
| 17 | Utah | $85,390 |
$51,150 | 790 |
| 18 | Alaska | $85,380 |
$48,630 | 270 |
| 19 | Florida | $84,600 |
$55,660 | 7,800 |
| 20 | Virginia | $84,030 |
$60,120 | 2,190 |
| 21 | Indiana | $83,180 |
$50,420 | 1,200 |
| 22 | South Dakota | $82,640 |
$58,000 | 100 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | $79,960 |
$37,170 | 940 |
| 24 | Ohio | $78,400 |
$48,020 | 2,870 |
| 25 | Guam | $78,330 |
$61,650 | 50 |
| 26 | New Hampshire | $77,930 |
$40,320 | 380 |
| 27 | Wyoming | $77,890 |
$51,980 | 140 |
| 28 | Montana | $77,460 |
$54,870 | 210 |
| 29 | Texas | $77,250 |
$54,000 | 7,950 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $76,020 |
$48,830 | 790 |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $74,930 |
$64,310 | 850 |
| 32 | Minnesota | $72,630 |
$47,890 | 860 |
| 33 | Vermont | $72,530 |
$49,780 | 90 |
| 34 | Delaware | $72,430 |
$58,240 | 60 |
| 35 | Missouri | $71,480 |
$36,710 | 2,350 |
| 36 | Michigan | $69,560 |
$46,380 | 1,720 |
| 37 | Idaho | $68,780 |
$20,800 | 310 |
| 38 | Alabama | $65,970 |
$27,500 | 960 |
| 39 | Kansas | $65,510 |
$46,130 | 1,310 |
| 40 | Arizona | $65,490 |
$51,020 | 2,170 |
| 41 | Iowa | $64,960 |
$40,620 | 620 |
| 42 | South Carolina | $63,450 |
$41,800 | 1,190 |
| 43 | Tennessee | $62,390 |
$38,730 | 2,280 |
| 44 | Maine | $59,740 |
$37,670 | 480 |
| 45 | New Mexico | $58,800 |
$41,720 | 780 |
| 46 | North Carolina | $58,400 |
$36,290 | 3,320 |
| 47 | Georgia | $57,840 |
$37,860 | 4,160 |
| 48 | Arkansas | $52,780 |
$36,130 | 810 |
| 49 | Louisiana | $52,180 |
$34,060 | 2,230 |
| 50 | Kentucky | $46,120 |
$33,860 | 1,430 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $45,160 |
$28,980 | 1,240 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $44,190 |
$30,150 | 130 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $32,530 |
$29,370 | 230 |