Firefighters Salary in Jackson, MS

Firefighters pay range in Jackson

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $26,410 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,770 or more. The middle half of firefighters in Jackson earn between $29,460 and $38,280.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Firefighters salary after taxes in Jackson

On the average salary of $35,350, a single filer in Jackson takes home about $29,902 a year, or $2,492 a month and $1,150 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Jackson a good place for firefighters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Jackson area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.0), so the average $35,350 buys what about $39,698 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Jackson ($42,850). A typical home costs $215,136, or 6.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Firefighters salary in other Mississippi cities

Jackson ranks 2nd of 3 Mississippi metro areas for this job; Gulfport pays the most ($42,290).

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Highest-paying cities for firefighters

Bakersfield, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($199,490).

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Related jobs in Jackson

• Fire Inspectors and Investigators$59,980 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$78,360 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$72,980 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$70,830 a year
• Transportation Security Screeners$60,330 a year
• Protective Service Workers, All Other$52,720 a year
• Correctional Officers and Jailers$52,680 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$49,690 a year

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