Firefighters pay range in Salt Lake City
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $87,930 or more. The middle half of firefighters in Salt Lake City earn between $48,310 and $80,570.
- $38K10th
- $48K25th
- $59KMedian
- $81K75th
- $88K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $61,310 | $5,109 | $29.48 |
| Median | $59,150 | $4,929 | $28.44 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $48,310 | $4,026 | $23.23 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $80,570 | $6,714 | $38.74 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Firefighters salary after taxes in Salt Lake City
On the average salary of $61,310, a single filer in Salt Lake City takes home about $48,714 a year, or $4,060 a month and $1,874 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
Is Salt Lake City a good place for firefighters? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Salt Lake City area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $61,310 buys what about $60,782 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Salt Lake City ($55,240). A typical home costs $568,656, or 9.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Firefighters salary in other Utah cities
Salt Lake City ranks 1st of 5 Utah metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- Salt Lake City$61,310
- Ogden$52,650
- Logan$45,870
- St. George$42,580
- Provo$40,060
Highest-paying cities for firefighters
Bakersfield, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($199,490).
- Bakersfield, CA$199,490
- San Jose, CA$134,270
- San Francisco, CA$110,590
- Los Angeles, CA$108,860
- Seattle, WA$100,450
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Firefighters salary in Salt Lake City: questions
How much do firefighters make an hour in Salt Lake City?
$29.48 an hour on average, and $28.44 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level firefighters salary in Salt Lake City?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,310, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the firefighters take-home pay in Salt Lake City?
About $48,714 a year ($4,060 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,310. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
Do firefighters earn more in Salt Lake City than elsewhere?
The average here is 7% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($65,977).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 33-2011; area Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (41620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
- Job concentration: location quotient 0.54, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.54).
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