Pay by state · 52 states
First-Line Supervisor of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Salary by State (2026)
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers earn the most in New Jersey at $133,210 a year and the least in Mississippi at $48,250 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $93,530. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $133,210New Jersey
- National median
- $93,530BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $48,250Mississippi
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
First-Line Supervisor of Firefighting and Prevention Workers salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NJNew Jersey | $133,210 | $128,090 | $160,720 | 2,210 | $122,430 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $132,520 | $104,230 | $147,410 | 4,100 | $122,794 |
| 3 | WAWashington | $129,350 | $103,080 | $148,030 | 3,350 | $120,873 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $127,630 | $100,450 | $169,380 | 8,170 | $115,273 |
| 5 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $126,560 | $114,620 | $133,570 | 380 | $115,158 |
| 6 | ILIllinois | $123,500 | $95,810 | $131,690 | 3,240 | $123,552 |
| 7 | MDMaryland | $120,530 | $98,670 | $126,110 | 2,380 | $114,835 |
| 8 | COColorado | $102,580 | $84,160 | $125,770 | 1,900 | $99,542 |
| 9 | PAPennsylvania | $101,050 | $80,370 | $103,900 | 1,340 | $103,565 |
| 10 | UTUtah | $100,380 | $76,400 | $105,590 | 770 | $101,533 |
| 11 | OROregon | $100,260 | $86,190 | $119,010 | 1,160 | $97,000 |
| 12 | FLFlorida | $98,560 | $77,120 | $122,090 | 9,540 | $95,306 |
| 13 | CTConnecticut | $98,500 | $94,090 | $107,990 | 1,310 | $95,068 |
| 14 | VAVirginia | $97,780 | $74,460 | $115,610 | 3,300 | $96,712 |
| 15 | MAMassachusetts | $96,600 | $82,470 | $117,830 | 3,370 | $91,341 |
| 16 | AZArizona | $96,470 | $73,320 | $103,400 | 2,670 | $95,821 |
| 17 | NVNevada | $93,920 | $78,660 | $128,500 | 1,080 | $93,940 |
| 18 | NHNew Hampshire | $93,720 | $77,270 | $101,330 | 450 | $89,973 |
| 19 | AKAlaska | $92,760 | $60,310 | $97,630 | 310 | $90,622 |
| 20 | IDIdaho | $92,630 | $60,690 | $114,430 | 520 | $97,001 |
| 21 | INIndiana | $88,310 | $74,270 | $99,750 | 1,290 | $94,622 |
| 22 | OKOklahoma | $85,310 | $73,100 | $100,200 | 2,000 | $97,116 |
| 23 | RIRhode Island | $85,170 | $75,140 | $93,770 | 770 | $83,271 |
| 24 | OHOhio | $84,490 | $70,000 | $99,140 | 3,960 | $91,071 |
| 25 | WIWisconsin | $83,310 | $74,060 | $98,670 | 1,330 | $88,538 |
| 26 | VTVermont | $83,250 | $62,250 | $106,160 | 90 | $84,985 |
| 27 | NDNorth Dakota | $82,880 | $64,260 | $103,780 | 130 | $93,167 |
| 28 | MTMontana | $82,820 | $73,610 | $93,640 | 320 | $87,506 |
| 29 | GUGuam | $82,350 | $76,130 | $91,870 | 80 | N/A |
| 30 | TXTexas | $81,710 | $74,350 | $96,290 | 8,660 | $84,188 |
| 31 | NENebraska | $80,810 | $73,540 | $98,630 | 370 | $89,686 |
| 32 | WYWyoming | $80,260 | $70,900 | $100,200 | 150 | $86,589 |
| 33 | KSKansas | $78,880 | $58,250 | $97,520 | 1,450 | $87,578 |
| 34 | MNMinnesota | $78,800 | $66,820 | $101,780 | 1,120 | $79,902 |
| 35 | TNTennessee | $77,920 | $59,940 | $82,320 | 2,210 | $84,816 |
| 36 | MIMichigan | $77,550 | $61,970 | $96,300 | 1,830 | $80,599 |
| 37 | IAIowa | $76,010 | $68,050 | $99,230 | 600 | $86,609 |
| 38 | MOMissouri | $75,970 | $60,120 | $95,760 | 1,950 | $83,652 |
| 39 | MEMaine | $74,790 | $60,340 | $85,890 | 410 | $77,063 |
| 40 | DEDelaware | $74,670 | $63,660 | $100,100 | N/A | $74,814 |
| 41 | ALAlabama | $73,320 | $55,500 | $89,230 | 1,440 | $82,546 |
| 42 | SDSouth Dakota | $72,420 | $70,930 | $87,410 | 120 | $81,751 |
| 43 | GAGeorgia | $67,200 | $57,440 | $79,300 | 3,730 | $69,787 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $65,160 | $56,250 | $82,800 | 1,450 | $69,505 |
| 45 | ARArkansas | $61,890 | $49,730 | $79,120 | 920 | $71,189 |
| 46 | KYKentucky | $60,850 | $46,400 | $78,940 | 1,250 | $67,492 |
| 47 | LALouisiana | $59,750 | $48,870 | $72,080 | 1,810 | $67,738 |
| 48 | NCNorth Carolina | $59,560 | $49,490 | $85,480 | 5,050 | $63,143 |
| 49 | NMNew Mexico | $58,430 | $51,290 | $75,980 | 820 | $63,365 |
| 50 | WVWest Virginia | $55,380 | $46,560 | $61,110 | 180 | $61,879 |
| 51 | PRPuerto Rico | $48,640 | $45,340 | $53,130 | 230 | N/A |
| 52 | MSMississippi | $48,250 | $36,730 | $61,110 | 1,550 | $55,490 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, that changes the ranking: New Jersey leads on raw pay at $133,210, while Illinois leads once prices are taken into account at $123,552.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
First-Line Supervisor of Firefighting and Prevention Workers pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers the most?
New Jersey reports the highest median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $133,210 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($132,520) and Washington ($129,350).
Which state pays First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $48,250 a year, $84,960 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Illinois first at $123,552 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $123,500. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.