Firefighters · SOC 33-2011
Firefighter Salary in the East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the East Georgia nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Firefighters in the East Georgia nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $35,220 per year ($16.93 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $28,940 at the 10th percentile to $57,790 at the 90th. BLS estimates 280 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Firefighters in the East Georgia nonmetropolitan area earn more than $35,220 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $30,440 and $47,280.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $28,940 | $30,440 | $35,220 | $47,280 | $57,790 |
| Hourly | $13.91 | $14.64 | $16.93 | $22.73 | $27.78 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- East Georgia nonmetropolitan area$35,220 median for East Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,440 to $47,280
- Georgiastate$46,550 median for Georgia; middle half earns $37,100 to $55,390
- United Statesnational$59,280 median for United States; middle half earns $44,490 to $77,250
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −24% vs Georgia overall and −41% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Georgia
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for firefighters, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- East Georgia nonmetropolitan areathis page$35,220 median for East Georgia nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $30,440 to $47,280
- $50,470 median for Savannah metro area; middle half earns $38,090 to $59,700
- $49,210 median for Hinesville metro area; middle half earns $33,960 to $54,490
- $48,770 median for Columbus metro area; middle half earns $48,770 to $54,960
- $48,110 median for Dalton metro area; middle half earns $35,610 to $54,140
- $47,540 median for Augusta metro area; middle half earns $39,420 to $60,050
- $47,300 median for Atlanta metro area; middle half earns $39,830 to $57,670
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for firefighters · Highest-paying occupations in East Georgia nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.