Occupation · SOC 33-1021

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers: pay and where the jobs are

What first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.

BLS May 2025 data · methodology

National pay, May 2025

$93,530 median annual wage

Mean (average) annual wage
$96,930
Median hourly wage
$44.96
Mean hourly wage
$46.60
Employment
99,140

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 33-1021.

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How much do first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers make?

The median annual wage for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers was $93,530 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $53,430 and the highest-paid 10% more than $140,010. As an hourly rate, the median is $44.96. About 99,140 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in New Jersey ($133,210), New York ($132,520) and Washington ($129,350). After taxes and local prices, though, a median paycheck goes furthest in Washington.

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What each step of the pay range for first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers: pay at each percentile
StepAnnualHourlyMonthly grossMonthly after federal tax & FICA
10th percentile$53,430$25.69$4,453$3,759
25th percentile$72,140$34.68$6,012$4,965
Median$93,530$44.96$7,794$6,219
75th percentile$119,500$57.45$9,958$7,742
90th percentile$140,010$67.31$11,668$8,914

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers: pay by state

52 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.

1

Washington

$91,468 take-home in national prices

2

Illinois

$89,747 take-home in national prices

3

New York

$87,677 take-home in national prices

Where a median first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention worker paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.

Annual wages by state, May 2025, with after-tax and price-adjusted estimates
StateEmploymentMedian10th pct.90th pct.Median after tax*In national prices†
New Jersey2,210$133,210$105,990$164,610$95,270$87,560
New York4,100$132,520$87,670$158,510$94,622$87,677
Washington3,350$129,350$79,440$160,630$97,882$91,468
California8,170$127,630$80,910$204,160$89,217$80,579
District of Columbia380$126,560$112,460$147,960$89,981$81,874
Illinois3,240$123,500$73,690$153,820$89,710$89,747
Maryland2,380$120,530$80,460$141,870$88,149$83,984
Colorado1,900$102,580$73,320$141,390$76,739$74,466
Pennsylvania1,340$101,050$70,510$121,800$76,746$78,655
Utah770$100,380$60,130$122,490$74,980$75,842
Oregon1,160$100,260$75,350$127,660$71,328$69,008
Florida9,540$98,560$62,520$133,450$78,167$75,586
Connecticut1,310$98,500$83,030$125,120$72,965$70,422
Virginia3,300$97,780$59,510$124,780$72,810$72,015
Massachusetts3,370$96,600$75,550$140,010$71,734$67,829
Arizona2,670$96,470$61,540$119,620$74,679$74,176
Nevada1,080$93,920$72,050$152,570$74,903$74,918
New Hampshire450$93,720$59,950$119,250$74,762$71,773
Alaska310$92,760$49,250$121,640$73,816$72,114
Idaho520$92,630$49,010$129,650$70,194$73,506
Indiana1,290$88,310$56,940$120,820$68,380$73,268
Oklahoma2,000$85,310$55,260$101,770$65,552$74,624
Rhode Island770$85,170$65,890$97,740$65,233$63,779
Ohio3,960$84,490$55,340$123,630$66,382$71,552
Wisconsin1,330$83,310$55,060$119,230$64,002$68,018
Vermont90$83,250$42,320$129,050$64,406$65,749
North Dakota130$82,880$63,820$121,210$66,779$75,067
Montana320$82,820$64,560$107,000$63,775$67,384
Guam80$82,350$71,070$104,730——
Texas8,660$81,710$60,260$118,590$66,313$68,324
Nebraska370$80,810$66,390$101,760$62,883$69,790
Wyoming150$80,260$61,670$120,630$65,293$70,441
Kansas1,450$78,880$46,470$127,340$60,720$67,416
Minnesota1,120$78,800$49,150$131,450$60,084$60,924
Tennessee2,210$77,920$45,680$100,250$63,647$69,279
Michigan1,830$77,550$49,550$104,580$60,341$62,714
Iowa600$76,010$62,490$112,140$60,066$68,442
Missouri1,950$75,970$45,210$125,940$59,642$65,672
Maine410$74,790$50,120$98,910$57,700$59,454
DelawareNot published$74,670$50,130$100,100$57,474$57,585
Alabama1,440$73,320$43,050$114,220$57,350$64,566
South Dakota120$72,420$67,200$115,210$59,777$67,480
Georgia3,730$67,200$46,400$96,750$53,500$55,560
South Carolina1,450$65,160$44,200$100,860$52,531$56,034
Arkansas920$61,890$43,710$87,010$50,106$57,635
Kentucky1,250$60,850$41,470$105,630$49,061$54,416
Louisiana1,810$59,750$35,730$89,000$48,783$55,305
North Carolina5,050$59,560$44,800$110,790$48,169$51,066
New Mexico820$58,430$46,600$98,300$47,548$51,564
West Virginia180$55,380$34,160$72,840$45,007$50,288
Puerto Rico230$48,640$33,290$56,900——
Mississippi1,550$48,250$35,410$72,900$39,751$45,715

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 33-1021. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).

Sources

  1. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
  2. OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.