Firefighters Salary — Yakima, Washington

The average Firefighters in Yakima, Washington earns $60,890 a year.

$60,890 / year, mean
↓ 7.7% below national average 11th percentile in Washington

Yakima is among the lowest-paying cities in Washington for this specific role. That's close to the national average for firefighters — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Washington

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
410
Estimate confidence
RSE 12.1%
Cost of living 96 #98 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2245 #169 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $355,256 #77 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $68,015 #117 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Yakima ranks #98 for cost of living and #77 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

Bakersfield $199,490 San Jose $134,270 San Francisco $110,590 Los Angeles $108,860 Seattle $100,450 Vallejo $99,530 Sacramento $97,420 Bellingham $93,600 New York $92,410 Bremerton $90,020 Olympia $89,960 Stockton $89,710 Santa Maria $87,660 Portland $87,380 Santa Rosa $86,410 Modesto $85,430 Riverside $84,120 Salinas $82,830 Spokane $82,580 Fresno $82,520 Rochester $82,520 Chicago $80,110 Trenton $79,950 Mount Vernon $79,750 Napa $78,450 San Luis Obispo $77,790 Corvallis $77,720 Kennewick $77,650 Longview $77,330 Atlantic City $76,850 Miami $76,350 Port St. Lucie $75,820 San Diego $74,540 Philadelphia $74,200 Baltimore $73,660 Yuba City $73,390 Chico $73,300 Peoria $72,600 Lubbock $72,490 Oxnard $72,440 Kiryas Joel $72,360 Erie $72,140 Redding $71,690 Santa Cruz $71,110 Medford $70,480 Fort Wayne $70,360 Binghamton $69,960 Utica $69,180 Abilene $68,700 Buffalo $68,280 Merced $68,120 Allentown $67,520 Dallas $67,220 Indianapolis $67,110 Evansville $67,060 Rockford $66,870 Albany $65,930 Pittsburgh $65,920 Reading $65,660 Eugene $65,430 Salem $64,990 Champaign $64,720 Michigan City $64,660 York $64,130 Jacksonville $63,970 Naples $63,950 Syracuse $63,910 Visalia $63,870 Springfield $63,810 Bloomington $63,070 Kankakee $62,900 Vineland $62,480 Richmond $62,440 Scranton $62,370 Fort Myers $62,140 Sebastian $62,090 Sarasota $62,050 Detroit $61,940 Decatur $61,750 San Antonio $61,670 Lafayette $61,520 Watertown $61,400 Bend $61,140 Hanford $60,990 Yakima $60,890 Harrisburg $60,640 Tampa $60,560 Lebanon $60,520 Elkhart $60,430 Houston $60,280 Austin $59,600 Waco $59,330 Beaumont $59,100 Albany $59,070 Muncie $58,750 Laredo $58,510 El Centro $58,430 Lancaster $58,360 Chambersburg $58,260 Battle Creek $57,740 Virginia Beach $57,510 Sherman $57,420 Crestview $57,090 Grand Rapids $56,340 Hagerstown $56,140 Niles $56,040 South Bend $55,960 Tyler $55,390 Lansing $55,310 Killeen $54,950 Midland $54,610 Gainesville $54,010 Lakeland $53,580 Corpus Christi $52,630 Victoria $52,120 Jackson $51,100 Terre Haute $51,050 Panama City $50,950 Johnstown $50,320 Orlando $50,130 Saginaw $50,070 Texarkana $49,880 Amarillo $49,840 Ann Arbor $49,770 McAllen $49,660 Columbus $49,600 Staunton $49,460 Traverse City $49,320 Palm Bay $49,000 Longview $48,920 Homosassa Springs $48,860 Sebring $48,750 Grants Pass $48,290 San Angelo $48,280 Bowling Green $47,720 Louisville $47,520 Punta Gorda $47,120 Wichita Falls $47,010 Weirton $46,810 Monroe $46,100 El Paso $45,950 Kalamazoo $45,910 Deltona $45,440 Pensacola $45,030 Muskegon $44,460 Charlottesville $44,140 Elizabethtown $43,990 Beckley $43,920 Flint $43,170 Lynchburg $43,170 Wheeling $43,120 Harrisonburg $42,290 Roanoke $42,090 Brownsville $42,070 Bloomington $41,040 Lexington $40,980 Charleston $39,710 Blacksburg $38,660 Huntington $37,790
CityMean salaryvs. Yakima
Abilene, Texas$68,700+12.8%
Albany, Oregon$59,070-3.0%
Albany, New York$65,930+8.3%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$67,520+10.9%
Amarillo, Texas$49,840-18.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$49,770-18.3%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$76,850+26.2%
Austin, Texas$59,600-2.1%
Bakersfield, California$199,490+227.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$73,660+21.0%
Battle Creek, Michigan$57,740-5.2%
Beaumont, Texas$59,100-2.9%
Beckley, West Virginia$43,920-27.9%
Bellingham, Washington$93,600+53.7%
Bend, Oregon$61,140+0.4%
Binghamton, New York$69,960+14.9%
Blacksburg, Virginia$38,660-36.5%
Bloomington, Illinois$63,070+3.6%
Bloomington, Indiana$41,040-32.6%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$47,720-21.6%
Bremerton, Washington$90,020+47.8%
Brownsville, Texas$42,070-30.9%
Buffalo, New York$68,280+12.1%
Fort Myers, Florida$62,140+2.1%
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania$58,260-4.3%
Champaign, Illinois$64,720+6.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$39,710-34.8%
Charlottesville, Virginia$44,140-27.5%
Chicago, Illinois$80,110+31.6%
Chico, California$73,300+20.4%
Columbus, Indiana$49,600-18.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$52,630-13.6%
Corvallis, Oregon$77,720+27.6%
Crestview, Florida$57,090-6.2%
Dallas, Texas$67,220+10.4%
Decatur, Illinois$61,750+1.4%
Deltona, Florida$45,440-25.4%
Detroit, Michigan$61,940+1.7%
El Centro, California$58,430-4.0%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$43,990-27.8%
Elkhart, Indiana$60,430-0.8%
El Paso, Texas$45,950-24.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$72,140+18.5%
Eugene, Oregon$65,430+7.5%
Evansville, Indiana$67,060+10.1%
Flint, Michigan$43,170-29.1%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$70,360+15.6%
Fresno, California$82,520+35.5%
Gainesville, Florida$54,010-11.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$56,340-7.5%
Grants Pass, Oregon$48,290-20.7%
Hagerstown, Maryland$56,140-7.8%
Hanford, California$60,990+0.2%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$60,640-0.4%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$42,290-30.5%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$48,860-19.8%
Houston, Texas$60,280-1.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$37,790-37.9%
Indianapolis, Indiana$67,110+10.2%
Jackson, Michigan$51,100-16.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$63,970+5.1%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$50,320-17.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$45,910-24.6%
Kankakee, Illinois$62,900+3.3%
Kennewick, Washington$77,650+27.5%
Killeen, Texas$54,950-9.8%
Kiryas Joel, New York$72,360+18.8%
Lafayette, Indiana$61,520+1.0%
Lakeland, Florida$53,580-12.0%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$58,360-4.2%
Lansing, Michigan$55,310-9.2%
Laredo, Texas$58,510-3.9%
Lebanon, Pennsylvania$60,520-0.6%
Lexington, Kentucky$40,980-32.7%
Longview, Texas$48,920-19.7%
Longview, Washington$77,330+27.0%
Los Angeles, California$108,860+78.8%
Louisville, Kentucky$47,520-22.0%
Lubbock, Texas$72,490+19.1%
Lynchburg, Virginia$43,170-29.1%
McAllen, Texas$49,660-18.4%
Medford, Oregon$70,480+15.7%
Merced, California$68,120+11.9%
Miami, Florida$76,350+25.4%
Michigan City, Indiana$64,660+6.2%
Midland, Michigan$54,610-10.3%
Modesto, California$85,430+40.3%
Monroe, Michigan$46,100-24.3%
Mount Vernon, Washington$79,750+31.0%
Muncie, Indiana$58,750-3.5%
Muskegon, Michigan$44,460-27.0%
Napa, California$78,450+28.8%
Naples, Florida$63,950+5.0%
New York, New York$92,410+51.8%
Niles, Michigan$56,040-8.0%
Sarasota, Florida$62,050+1.9%
Olympia, Washington$89,960+47.7%
Orlando, Florida$50,130-17.7%
Oxnard, California$72,440+19.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$49,000-19.5%
Panama City, Florida$50,950-16.3%
Pensacola, Florida$45,030-26.0%
Peoria, Illinois$72,600+19.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$74,200+21.9%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$65,920+8.3%
Portland, Oregon$87,380+43.5%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$75,820+24.5%
Punta Gorda, Florida$47,120-22.6%
Reading, Pennsylvania$65,660+7.8%
Redding, California$71,690+17.7%
Richmond, Virginia$62,440+2.5%
Riverside, California$84,120+38.2%
Roanoke, Virginia$42,090-30.9%
Rochester, New York$82,520+35.5%
Rockford, Illinois$66,870+9.8%
Sacramento, California$97,420+60.0%
Saginaw, Michigan$50,070-17.8%
Salem, Oregon$64,990+6.7%
Salinas, California$82,830+36.0%
San Angelo, Texas$48,280-20.7%
San Antonio, Texas$61,670+1.3%
San Diego, California$74,540+22.4%
San Francisco, California$110,590+81.6%
San Jose, California$134,270+120.5%
San Luis Obispo, California$77,790+27.8%
Santa Cruz, California$71,110+16.8%
Santa Maria, California$87,660+44.0%
Santa Rosa, California$86,410+41.9%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$62,370+2.4%
Seattle, Washington$100,450+65.0%
Sebastian, Florida$62,090+2.0%
Sebring, Florida$48,750-19.9%
Sherman, Texas$57,420-5.7%
South Bend, Indiana$55,960-8.1%
Spokane, Washington$82,580+35.6%
Springfield, Illinois$63,810+4.8%
Staunton, Virginia$49,460-18.8%
Stockton, California$89,710+47.3%
Syracuse, New York$63,910+5.0%
Tampa, Florida$60,560-0.5%
Terre Haute, Indiana$51,050-16.2%
Texarkana, Texas$49,880-18.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$49,320-19.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$79,950+31.3%
Tyler, Texas$55,390-9.0%
Utica, New York$69,180+13.6%
Vallejo, California$99,530+63.5%
Victoria, Texas$52,120-14.4%
Vineland, New Jersey$62,480+2.6%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$57,510-5.6%
Visalia, California$63,870+4.9%
Waco, Texas$59,330-2.6%
Watertown, New York$61,400+0.8%
Weirton, West Virginia$46,810-23.1%
Wheeling, West Virginia$43,120-29.2%
Wichita Falls, Texas$47,010-22.8%
York, Pennsylvania$64,130+5.3%
Yuba City, California$73,390+20.5%
Gross salary
60,890/yr
Estimated take-home
51,105/yr
Est. total withheld
16.1%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Washington has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 33-2011 SOC code
Official area Yakima, WA BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 49420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: wa_dor_verificado 2025
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Washington

Population (metro area)
256,605