SOC 33-1021 · Protective Service

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers Salary by City

First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers earn the most in Bakersfield, CA (average $390,450 a year), followed by San Jose, CA ($173,940) and Los Angeles, CA ($172,750), among the 298 metro areas we cover. Across all U.S. metro areas the average is $100,317 (May 2025).

$100,317U.S. metro average
$390Khighest: Bakersfield, CA
$35Klowest: Monroe, LA
298metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Bakersfield, CA$390,450
San Jose, CA$173,940
Los Angeles, CA$172,750
San Francisco, CA$158,360
Riverside, CA$144,080
Sacramento, CA$142,580
New York, NY$141,560
Vallejo, CA$139,550
Seattle, WA$137,890
Santa Rosa, CA$135,620
Napa, CA$135,500
Bremerton, WA$131,260
Bellingham, WA$129,860
Fort Collins, CO$123,850
San Luis Obispo, CA$122,990
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers salary by state

StateMetrosHighest averageLowest average
California23$390,450$75,000
New York9$141,560$86,540
Washington8$137,890$94,990
Colorado7$123,850$78,400
Illinois8$121,970$80,240
Florida19$117,550$73,460
New Jersey1$116,580$116,580
Kansas4$116,570$66,710
Nevada2$115,840$97,370
Washington, D.C.1$112,900$112,900
Oregon6$111,390$87,500
Maryland2$110,900$76,330
Pennsylvania8$109,770$82,340
Connecticut5$106,610$92,370
Massachusetts6$104,510$88,070
Utah5$103,720$77,140
Montana3$102,660$81,090
Texas23$102,650$57,310
Virginia5$101,930$62,970
Wisconsin10$101,160$71,980
Idaho4$100,600$63,070
New Hampshire1$100,410$100,410
Iowa6$99,800$71,390
Ohio10$97,700$61,830
Arizona7$96,310$80,110
Oklahoma3$95,840$67,300
Indiana4$95,180$75,610
New Mexico3$94,720$65,150
Vermont1$94,460$94,460
Alabama9$94,180$68,600
Missouri7$94,180$57,190
North Dakota2$93,610$78,780
South Carolina8$90,320$60,170
Georgia12$88,750$53,800
Rhode Island1$87,900$87,900
Minnesota4$87,570$74,930
Nebraska2$86,670$86,190
Michigan6$86,510$73,300
Alaska2$85,030$77,990
Tennessee9$84,650$56,560
South Dakota1$82,480$82,480
North Carolina15$80,020$56,180
Maine2$77,640$72,270
Kentucky3$73,790$55,200
Louisiana10$69,140$35,200
Arkansas4$69,130$50,250
West Virginia3$66,390$52,210
Mississippi3$58,980$43,100
Puerto Rico1$49,090$49,090
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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Bakersfield, CA$390,450$632,190$187.72340
San Jose, CA$173,940$171,740$83.62210
Los Angeles, CA$172,750$169,350$83.052,410
San Francisco, CA$158,360$159,570$76.14810
Riverside, CA$144,080$115,740$69.27660
Sacramento, CA$142,580$160,450$68.55700
New York, NY$141,560$132,810$68.064,610
Vallejo, CA$139,550$133,280$67.09120
Seattle, WA$137,890$134,830$66.291,680
Santa Rosa, CA$135,620$140,830$65.2080
Napa, CA$135,500$126,380$65.14100
Bremerton, WA$131,260$135,050$63.11130
Bellingham, WA$129,860$137,720$62.43130
Fort Collins, CO$123,850$120,580$59.54120
San Luis Obispo, CA$122,990$113,650$59.1360
Santa Maria, CA$122,550$132,910$58.92180
Santa Cruz, CA$122,140$111,560$58.7250
Chicago, IL$121,970$126,200$58.642,600
Salinas, CA$120,220$107,830$57.80220
Miami, FL$117,550$120,390$56.513,740
Fresno, CA$117,540$106,330$56.51160
Stockton, CA$117,290$102,140$56.39140
Atlantic City, NJ$116,580$116,990$56.05100
Lawrence, KS$116,570$128,760$56.0450
Modesto, CA$115,850$106,930$55.70100
Reno, NV$115,840$113,340$55.69340
Port St. Lucie, FL$115,580$120,360$55.57220
Springfield, IL$115,060$115,820$55.3240
Denver, CO$114,970$119,500$55.28890
Boulder, CO$114,630$121,000$55.11130
Olympia, WA$114,350$127,110$54.98170
Kennewick, WA$113,090$105,050$54.37120
Washington, DC$112,900$118,570$54.282,420
Rochester, NY$111,930$107,340$53.81290
Portland, OR$111,390$105,890$53.55590
Oxnard, CA$111,180$97,640$53.45240
Baltimore, MD$110,900$110,060$53.321,650
Mount Vernon, WA$110,120$114,810$52.9480
Philadelphia, PA$109,770$101,050$52.77950
San Diego, CA$107,990$99,540$51.92710
Bridgeport, CT$106,610$101,710$51.25430
Bloomington, IL$105,310$94,340$50.6340
Rockford, IL$104,580$98,260$50.2840
Barnstable, MA$104,510$95,410$50.2490
Hartford, CT$104,110$99,820$50.05380
Salt Lake City, UT$103,720$104,310$49.86360
Spokane, WA$103,680$109,990$49.85370
Boston, MA$103,360$96,740$49.692,460
Missoula, MT$102,660$107,000$49.3650
Lubbock, TX$102,650$101,500$49.35140
Fort Myers, FL$102,160$90,570$49.12230
Richmond, VA$101,930$100,210$49.00500
Kiryas Joel, NY$101,640$98,840$48.8680
Medford, OR$101,380$117,270$48.7440
Racine, WI$101,160$100,900$48.6430
Redding, CA$100,630$106,330$48.3860
Boise, ID$100,600$103,550$48.37200
Manchester, NH$100,410$99,930$48.27140
Des Moines, IA$99,800$110,210$47.98160
Kankakee, IL$99,250$91,720$47.7130
Peoria, IL$99,170$101,160$47.6880
Naples, FL$99,150$98,200$47.67270
Coeur d'Alene, ID$98,650$103,260$47.4380
New Haven, CT$98,320$95,620$47.27250
York, PA$98,240$103,250$47.2330
Binghamton, NY$98,100$95,440$47.1650
Greeley, CO$97,980$96,030$47.11140
Worcester, MA$97,860$100,530$47.05290
Columbus, OH$97,700$85,230$46.97620
Las Vegas, NV$97,370$86,830$46.81590
Abilene, TX$97,180$100,430$46.7260
Sebastian, FL$97,090$93,930$46.6870
Champaign, IL$97,010$94,180$46.6480
Janesville, WI$96,740$102,360$46.5140
Jacksonville, FL$96,710$100,810$46.50940
Phoenix, AZ$96,310$103,010$46.301,580
Dallas, TX$96,290$94,490$46.292,530
Buffalo, NY$96,260$99,260$46.28300
Chico, CA$95,940$100,160$46.1330
Tampa, FL$95,910$95,670$46.111,010
Oklahoma City, OK$95,840$100,200$46.08920
Grand Junction, CO$95,530$113,860$45.9340
Crestview, FL$95,380$90,970$45.86110
Salem, OR$95,260$89,070$45.80120
Indianapolis, IN$95,180$98,890$45.76560
Lakeland, FL$95,120$100,630$45.73180
Yakima, WA$94,990$95,590$45.67140
Santa Fe, NM$94,720$98,300$45.5470
Syracuse, NY$94,460$83,990$45.4170
Burlington, VT$94,460$90,780$45.4240
Sarasota, FL$94,440$92,600$45.41250
Austin, TX$94,290$96,240$45.33780
Daphne, AL$94,180$90,270$45.2860
St. Louis, MO$94,180$93,380$45.28780
Eugene, OR$94,010$88,840$45.20120
Springfield, MA$93,940$92,500$45.16230
Fargo, ND$93,610$92,860$45.0050
Watertown, NY$92,990$90,340$44.7150
Ogden, UT$92,700$94,730$44.57140
Waterbury, CT$92,520$89,870$44.48110
Kansas City, MO$92,390$90,640$44.421,140
Norwich, CT$92,370$91,750$44.41110
Fort Wayne, IN$92,110$92,310$44.28130
Toledo, OH$92,090$97,350$44.27270
Bend, OR$91,510$85,470$44.0090
Topeka, KS$91,210$96,980$43.85170
Idaho Falls, ID$90,410$91,630$43.4640
Myrtle Beach, SC$90,320$87,280$43.4270
Cleveland, OH$89,650$86,250$43.101,010
Amherst, MA$89,520$83,790$43.0470
Utica, NY$89,410$86,590$42.9980
Lake Havasu City, AZ$88,990$102,720$42.78n/a
Gainesville, GA$88,750$83,840$42.6740
Virginia Beach, VA$88,700$87,530$42.64730
Pittsburgh, PA$88,660$80,370$42.63250
Lancaster, PA$88,520$85,190$42.5640
Milwaukee, WI$88,380$80,960$42.49470
Pittsfield, MA$88,070$84,510$42.3460
Hilton Head Island, SC$87,990$83,780$42.3090
Providence, RI$87,900$85,540$42.261,020
Cincinnati, OH$87,760$86,770$42.19820
Rochester, MN$87,570$78,800$42.1050
Albany, OR$87,500$72,650$42.0740
Appleton, WI$87,470$89,900$42.0560
Erie, PA$87,390$97,880$42.0250
Colorado Springs, CO$87,300$81,960$41.97230
Waterloo, IA$87,190$71,490$41.9230
Birmingham, AL$87,150$83,030$41.90370
Sherman, TX$87,090$85,930$41.8740
Madison, WI$86,910$85,180$41.79100
Lincoln, NE$86,670$80,810$41.6780
Oshkosh, WI$86,650$88,760$41.6690
Visalia, CA$86,620$86,760$41.64170
Billings, MT$86,570$84,190$41.6250
Albany, NY$86,540$84,280$41.61210
Detroit, MI$86,510$86,490$41.591,000
Omaha, NE$86,190$73,540$41.44230
Minneapolis, MN$86,070$81,630$41.38830
Manhattan, KS$85,960$75,360$41.3350
Houston, TX$85,050$81,710$40.891,770
Anchorage, AK$85,030$95,480$40.88150
Dayton, OH$84,910$82,390$40.82290
Logan, UT$84,770$79,580$40.7630
Nashville, TN$84,650$80,720$40.70730
Scranton, PA$84,320$78,040$40.5440
Davenport, IA$84,300$76,110$40.53110
Flagstaff, AZ$84,080$79,060$40.4290
El Centro, CA$83,990$66,820$40.3850
Kenosha, WI$83,610$74,280$40.2060
St. George, UT$83,600$73,600$40.1940
Panama City, FL$83,250$77,330$40.0270
Allentown, PA$83,200$79,670$40.0080
Yuma, AZ$83,130$81,330$39.96120
Green Bay, WI$82,990$81,040$39.9050
San Antonio, TX$82,930$79,450$39.87790
Tyler, TX$82,850$101,190$39.83100
Orlando, FL$82,750$78,200$39.78880
Sioux Falls, SD$82,480$70,930$39.6560
Akron, OH$82,410$80,960$39.62290
Harrisburg, PA$82,340$79,170$39.5940
Cedar Rapids, IA$81,960$72,630$39.4070
Gainesville, FL$81,920$77,190$39.39170
Tulsa, OK$81,210$76,740$39.04390
Prescott Valley, AZ$81,140$75,650$39.01140
Great Falls, MT$81,090$81,410$38.9940
Sierra Vista, AZ$80,720$75,480$38.8150
Punta Gorda, FL$80,390$73,910$38.6540
Decatur, IL$80,240$81,470$38.5830
Waco, TX$80,150$76,180$38.5380
Tucson, AZ$80,110$71,590$38.51300
Beaumont, TX$80,050$82,740$38.49120
Raleigh, NC$80,020$78,470$38.47840
Wildwood, FL$79,880$73,740$38.41110
Lansing, MI$79,690$72,420$38.31110
Las Cruces, NM$79,470$73,320$38.2150
Elkhart, IN$79,260$74,290$38.1040
Tuscaloosa, AL$79,110$72,770$38.0460
Pensacola, FL$78,870$75,350$37.92130
Bismarck, ND$78,780$76,450$37.8740
Sioux City, IA$78,470$76,960$37.7340
Pueblo, CO$78,400$77,590$37.6960
Duluth, MN$78,210$72,290$37.60100
Huntsville, AL$78,140$74,540$37.57170
Fairbanks, AK$77,990$73,690$37.5050
Augusta, GA$77,830$82,740$37.42170
Portland, ME$77,640$75,890$37.33190
Charlotte, NC$77,340$65,960$37.181,180
College Station, TX$77,160$73,010$37.1050
Provo, UT$77,140$76,400$37.09110
Killeen, TX$76,990$74,350$37.02120
Clarksville, TN$76,580$74,340$36.82150
Memphis, TN$76,480$82,320$36.77530
Charlottesville, VA$76,430$69,680$36.7570
Hagerstown, MD$76,330$74,820$36.7040
Hinesville, GA$76,310$72,840$36.6930
Niles, MI$76,290$76,370$36.6840
Grand Rapids, MI$76,170$69,230$36.6280
Atlanta, GA$76,060$76,490$36.571,980
Deltona, FL$75,940$68,620$36.51270
Savannah, GA$75,660$82,980$36.37230
South Bend, IN$75,610$73,600$36.3570
Hanford, CA$75,000$60,010$36.0650
Wausau, WI$74,960$84,880$36.0450
St. Cloud, MN$74,930$74,520$36.0340
Palm Bay, FL$74,850$69,680$35.98290
Corpus Christi, TX$74,720$69,210$35.92190
Columbus, GA$74,570$68,350$35.85100
Ann Arbor, MI$74,540$73,130$35.8470
Longview, TX$74,290$77,800$35.72100
Auburn, AL$73,870$62,810$35.5260
Lexington, KY$73,790$69,140$35.48220
Mobile, AL$73,480$68,350$35.3380
Sebring, FL$73,460$59,380$35.3230
Traverse City, MI$73,300$74,850$35.2430
Mansfield, OH$72,940$80,270$35.0750
Charleston, SC$72,850$73,280$35.02330
Chattanooga, TN$72,830$77,920$35.01160
Bangor, ME$72,270$73,720$34.7460
Laredo, TX$72,120$75,380$34.67100
La Crosse, WI$71,980$57,440$34.6140
Sandusky, OH$71,660$63,810$34.4550
Iowa City, IA$71,390$63,600$34.3230
Dothan, AL$71,230$59,060$34.2560
San Angelo, TX$71,090$62,810$34.1850
Victoria, TX$71,070$73,960$34.1730
Johnson City, TN$70,810$66,440$34.0560
Montgomery, AL$70,670$67,670$33.97130
Sumter, SC$70,500$60,620$33.8940
Springfield, MO$70,330$61,310$33.81120
Durham, NC$69,960$59,520$33.64260
El Paso, TX$69,590$62,670$33.46300
Jacksonville, NC$69,540$69,240$33.44100
Wilmington, NC$69,290$61,390$33.31330
Texarkana, TX$69,270$69,530$33.3070
Knoxville, TN$69,180$74,980$33.26240
New Orleans, LA$69,140$61,050$33.24440
Little Rock, AR$69,130$73,330$33.23350
Dalton, GA$68,970$74,320$33.16100
Harrisonburg, VA$68,750$63,550$33.0660
Fayetteville, AR$68,660$60,310$33.01250
Anniston, AL$68,600$73,340$32.9830
Greenville, SC$68,490$59,960$32.93240
Amarillo, TX$68,280$62,010$32.8390
Greensboro, NC$67,930$59,370$32.66300
Kingsport, TN$67,850$62,500$32.6280
Lawton, OK$67,300$56,920$32.3580
Greenville, NC$66,850$59,310$32.1440
Wichita, KS$66,710$58,250$32.07390
Louisville, KY$66,650$58,310$32.04500
Asheville, NC$66,470$58,490$31.96220
Weirton, WV$66,390$63,430$31.9230
McAllen, TX$66,290$62,660$31.87150
Canton, OH$66,250$58,260$31.8590
Huntington, WV$66,120$63,420$31.7930
Spartanburg, SC$65,880$65,040$31.67120
Albuquerque, NM$65,150$57,720$31.32390
Columbia, SC$65,130$61,830$31.31170
Warner Robins, GA$65,010$55,920$31.2590
Wichita Falls, TX$64,470$57,750$30.9960
Columbia, MO$64,470$59,320$31.0080
Macon, GA$64,390$57,990$30.96140
Albany, GA$64,210$61,940$30.8780
Pocatello, ID$63,070$53,850$30.3230
Roanoke, VA$62,970$58,300$30.28180
Shreveport, LA$62,720$59,750$30.15330
Jefferson City, MO$62,110$63,770$29.8680
Youngstown, OH$61,830$55,340$29.72160
St. Joseph, MO$61,650$60,120$29.6470
Morristown, TN$61,630$58,560$29.6350
Lafayette, LA$61,610$62,940$29.6250
Rocky Mount, NC$61,370$58,870$29.5170
Baton Rouge, LA$61,360$52,900$29.50370
Fayetteville, NC$61,230$55,680$29.44210
Slidell, LA$60,640$49,430$29.15140
Burlington, NC$60,320$56,820$29.0080
Lake Charles, LA$60,280$51,040$28.9840
Florence, SC$60,170$60,380$28.9350
Pinehurst, NC$59,510$55,900$28.6150
Gulfport, MS$58,980$58,860$28.36350
Winston-Salem, NC$58,480$55,940$28.11340
Goldsboro, NC$58,290$44,790$28.0240
Brownsville, TX$57,310$56,970$27.55110
Joplin, MO$57,190$52,670$27.5060
Rome, GA$56,590$50,400$27.2190
Jackson, TN$56,560$51,750$27.1980
Fort Smith, AR$56,370$50,550$27.1070
Hickory, NC$56,180$49,350$27.01200
Hammond, LA$55,460$52,600$26.6660
Houma, LA$55,330$54,800$26.6060
Elizabethtown, KY$55,200$45,260$26.5440
Valdosta, GA$53,800$43,640$25.8650
Charleston, WV$52,210$47,680$25.1070
Alexandria, LA$52,050$44,080$25.0260
Hot Springs, AR$50,250$44,500$24.1630
San Juan, PR$49,090$48,650$23.60230
Jackson, MS$46,660$45,980$22.43430
Hattiesburg, MS$43,100$35,410$20.72100
Monroe, LA$35,200$24,450$16.92100

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First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers salary: questions

Where do first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers make the most money?

In Bakersfield, CA, with an average of $390,450 a year, among the 298 metro areas we cover.

What is the average first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers salary in the U.S.?

$100,317 a year across all U.S. metro areas, weighted by employment (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where is first-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers pay the lowest?

Monroe, LA, at $35,200 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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