Top 10 Highest Paying Cities for Firefighters
Paid firefighters across the nation battle with budget cuts, lack of overtime allocation, and department closures. In a profession that seeks to protect every citizen (including the lawmakers who slash funding) from death and destruction, firefighters must also stop to consider their own well-being.
To keep FireLink members up-to-date with fire and rescue career information, we’ve put together a top ten guide to the highest paying cities for firefighters. Click on any link below to be taken directly to more information on that city’s salary.
#1: Oakland, CA
#2: Los Angeles, CA
#3: San Jose, CA
#4: Miami, FL
#5: Newark-Union, NJ-PA
#6: Seattle, WA
#7: Vallejo, CA
#8: Tacoma, WA
#9: Nassau-Suffolk, NY
#10: Denver-Aurora, CO