Pay distribution $36,090 10th $37,910 25th $58,150 75th $61,350 90th
Half of Firefighters in the Traverse City metro area earn more than $46,990 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $37,910 and $58,150.
Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS) Wage 10th 25th Median 75th 90th Annual $36,090 $37,910 $46,990 $58,150 $61,350 Hourly $17.35 $18.23 $22.59 $27.96 $29.49
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 Traverse City metro areathis metro area
$46,990 median for Traverse City metro area; middle half earns $37,910 to $58,150
$54,640 median for Michigan; middle half earns $43,560 to $67,440
$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 −14% vs Michigan overall and −21% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally $22,800 $65,900 $109,000 $152,100 Monroe, LA — $22,800 Hammond, LA — $28,330 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA — $28,360 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA — $29,500 Lake Charles, LA — $29,550 Lafayette, LA — $30,100 Hattiesburg, MS — $30,830 Santa Fe, NM — $31,200 Hot Springs, AR — $31,440 Florence, SC — $32,570 Baton Rouge, LA — $33,260 St. Cloud, MN — $33,820 Elizabethtown, KY — $34,030 Mankato, MN — $34,190 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC — $34,200 Greenville, NC — $34,430 Valdosta, GA — $34,600 Jonesboro, AR — $34,630 Jackson, MS — $34,970 Rochester, MN — $35,200 Bowling Green, KY — $35,240 Goldsboro, NC — $35,500 Wilmington, NC — $35,580 Winston-Salem, NC — $35,730 Fort Smith, AR-OK — $35,990 Eau Claire, WI — $36,030 Morristown, TN — $36,040 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — $36,060 Jackson, TN — $36,140 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC — $36,340 Spartanburg, SC — $36,360 Lexington-Fayette, KY — $36,490 Lawton, OK — $36,500 Burlington, NC — $36,520 Dothan, AL — $36,610 Gadsden, AL — $36,700 Fayetteville, NC — $36,820 Twin Falls, ID — $36,940 Columbia, SC — $36,960 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT — $37,110 San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR — $37,120 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL — $37,150 New Orleans-Metairie, LA — $37,250 Duluth, MN-WI — $37,410 Asheville, NC — $37,450 Bloomington, IN — $37,620 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA — $37,620 Alexandria, LA — $38,010 St. Joseph, MO-KS — $38,220 Durham-Chapel Hill, NC — $38,350 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA — $38,380 Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR — $38,570 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC — $38,700 Charleston, WV — $38,780 Joplin, MO-KS — $38,850 La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN — $38,900 Flint, MI — $39,150 Roanoke, VA — $39,310 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — $39,350 Anniston-Oxford, AL — $39,940 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC — $39,980 Canton-Massillon, OH — $40,170 Warner Robins, GA — $40,330 Johnson City, TN — $40,720 Wheeling, WV-OH — $41,140 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI — $41,580 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS — $41,760 Beckley, WV — $41,770 Wichita, KS — $41,900 Albuquerque, NM — $42,420 Las Cruces, NM — $42,820 Youngstown-Warren, OH — $43,420 Columbus, IN — $43,510 Decatur, AL — $43,650 Sebring, FL — $43,660 Tyler, TX — $43,740 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — $43,850 Sumter, SC — $43,890 Harrisonburg, VA — $43,900 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA — $44,110 St. George, UT — $44,140 Pocatello, ID — $44,250 Auburn-Opelika, AL — $44,400 Logan, UT-ID — $44,440 Saginaw, MI — $44,550 Monroe, MI — $44,730 Rome, GA — $44,780 Springfield, MO — $44,990 Fond du Lac, WI — $45,110 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN — $45,160 Grants Pass, OR — $45,180 Lynchburg, VA — $45,450 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI — $45,480 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL — $45,520 Raleigh-Cary, NC — $45,640 Macon-Bibb County, GA — $45,660 Wichita Falls, TX — $45,710 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL — $45,770 Longview, TX — $45,820 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC — $45,890 Mansfield, OH — $45,930 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL — $46,010 Chattanooga, TN-GA — $46,060 El Centro, CA — $46,080 Punta Gorda, FL — $46,170 Rocky Mount, NC — $46,210 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX — $46,220 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL — $46,260 Albany, GA — $46,540 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL — $46,580 Greensboro-High Point, NC — $46,600 Mobile, AL — $46,770 Appleton, WI — $46,800 Wausau, WI — $46,820 Charleston-North Charleston, SC — $46,830 Kenosha, WI — $46,850 Charlottesville, VA — $46,860 Gainesville, GA — $46,870 Traverse City, MI — $46,990 Jefferson City, MO — $47,030 Knoxville, TN — $47,160 Sandusky, OH — $47,270 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA — $47,300 Homosassa Springs, FL — $47,340 Bismarck, ND — $47,440 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC — $47,540 Tulsa, OK — $47,600 Jackson, MI — $47,690 San Angelo, TX — $47,840 Jacksonville, NC — $47,870 Tucson, AZ — $47,960 Green Bay, WI — $47,980 Huntsville, AL — $48,010 Bangor, ME — $48,020 Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH — $48,070 Dalton, GA — $48,110 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR — $48,110 Rapid City, SD — $48,160 Amarillo, TX — $48,420 Ann Arbor, MI — $48,460 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL — $48,560 Corpus Christi, TX — $48,700 Columbus, GA-AL — $48,770 Montgomery, AL — $48,780 Minot, ND — $49,060 Hinesville, GA — $49,210 Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ — $49,240 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — $49,300 Portland-South Portland, ME — $49,320 Gainesville, FL — $49,380 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA — $49,410 Ogden, UT — $49,490 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV — $49,690 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI — $49,760 Texarkana, TX-AR — $49,940 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC — $50,210 El Paso, TX — $50,300 Victoria, TX — $50,350 Flagstaff, AZ — $50,380 Savannah, GA — $50,470 Iowa City, IA — $50,600 Niles, MI — $50,600 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX — $50,740 Fairbanks-College, AK — $50,840 Sioux Falls, SD-MN — $50,840 Birmingham, AL — $51,050 Johnstown, PA — $51,050 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI — $51,520 Lawrence, KS — $51,930 Battle Creek, MI — $52,200 Midland, MI — $52,800 Lewiston-Auburn, ME — $52,930 Fargo, ND-MN — $53,130 Manhattan, KS — $53,290 Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ — $53,530 Yuma, AZ — $54,220 Helena, MT — $54,260 Terre Haute, IN — $54,460 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ — $54,810 Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN — $54,850 Lancaster, PA — $54,890 Clarksville, TN-KY — $54,950 Burlington-South Burlington, VT — $54,990 Hanford-Corcoran, CA — $55,220 Vineland, NJ — $55,780 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI — $56,260 Madison, WI — $56,430 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI — $56,450 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL — $56,620 Pittsfield, MA — $56,640 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA — $56,910 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — $56,940 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH — $57,400 Lansing-East Lansing, MI — $57,540 Topeka, KS — $57,570 Killeen-Temple, TX — $57,660 Tuscaloosa, AL — $58,400 Syracuse, NY — $58,470 Manchester-Nashua, NH — $58,560 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN — $58,570 Coeur d'Alene, ID — $58,820 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX — $58,830 Lewiston, ID-WA — $58,920 Jacksonville, FL — $58,940 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL — $59,010 Chambersburg, PA — $59,050 Laredo, TX — $59,100 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — $59,120 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT — $59,150 Amherst Town-Northampton, MA — $59,270 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV — $59,280 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL — $59,660 Lincoln, NE — $59,760 Kankakee, IL — $59,850 Naples-Marco Island, FL — $59,850 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL — $60,000 Lima, OH — $60,020 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD — $60,030 Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL — $60,080 Great Falls, MT — $60,080 Lebanon, PA — $60,320 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA — $60,410 Toledo, OH — $60,590 Sherman-Denison, TX — $60,650 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY — $60,700 Kansas City, MO-KS — $60,770 Richmond, VA — $60,790 Idaho Falls, ID — $60,930 Omaha, NE-IA — $61,040 Albany, OR — $61,060 Akron, OH — $61,140 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — $61,190 Cedar Rapids, IA — $61,370 Oklahoma City, OK — $61,460 Pueblo, CO — $61,560 Columbus, OH — $61,780 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ — $61,780 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL — $62,120 Yakima, WA — $62,120 Bend, OR — $62,140 Champaign-Urbana, IL — $62,190 Decatur, IL — $62,430 Greeley, CO — $62,640 Waco, TX — $62,650 Cleveland, OH — $62,720 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI — $62,730 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — $62,760 Muncie, IN — $62,780 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT — $62,850 Memphis, TN-MS-AR — $62,910 Colorado Springs, CO — $63,110 Medford, OR — $63,130 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX — $63,360 Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI — $63,590 Elkhart-Goshen, IN — $63,760 Merced, CA — $63,940 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — $64,540 Anchorage, AK — $64,810 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX — $64,900 Salem, OR — $64,900 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA — $64,980 Redding, CA — $65,170 Visalia, CA — $65,170 Michigan City-La Porte, IN — $65,230 Springfield, IL — $65,330 Janesville-Beloit, WI — $66,000 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA — $66,150 Worcester, MA — $66,310 Springfield, MA — $66,720 Evansville, IN — $66,840 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV — $66,980 York-Hanover, PA — $67,570 Grand Forks, ND-MN — $68,060 Billings, MT — $68,100 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN — $68,480 St. Louis, MO-IL — $68,970 Bloomington, IL — $69,270 Grand Junction, CO — $70,190 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY — $70,840 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — $70,900 Chico, CA — $71,830 Pittsburgh, PA — $72,230 Eugene-Springfield, OR — $72,280 Bakersfield-Delano, CA — $72,410 Port St. Lucie, FL — $72,760 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ — $73,020 Peoria, IL — $73,670 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD — $73,810 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — $73,990 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — $74,470 Reading, PA — $74,760 Barnstable Town, MA — $74,870 Utica-Rome, NY — $75,060 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL — $75,710 Fort Wayne, IN — $75,860 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA — $75,910 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT — $75,990 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY — $76,120 Boise City, ID — $76,280 Missoula, MT — $76,620 Rockford, IL — $77,150 Lubbock, TX — $77,290 Modesto, CA — $77,370 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA — $77,400 Bozeman, MT — $77,430 Waterbury-Shelton, CT — $77,630 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD — $78,050 Abilene, TX — $78,380 Longview-Kelso, WA — $78,940 Fresno, CA — $79,160 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA — $79,160 Carson City, NV — $79,170 New Haven, CT — $79,380 Boulder, CO — $79,390 Stockton-Lodi, CA — $79,540 Sheboygan, WI — $79,620 Kennewick-Richland, WA — $80,090 Napa, CA — $80,260 Erie, PA — $80,280 Yuba City, CA — $80,360 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ — $80,560 Salinas, CA — $81,070 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA — $81,100 Reno, NV — $81,360 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT — $81,680 Binghamton, NY — $81,810 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA — $82,250 Corvallis, OR — $82,700 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN — $82,820 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — $83,310 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA — $85,170 Ames, IA — $86,010 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — $87,400 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO — $87,980 Trenton-Princeton, NJ — $88,090 Rochester, NY — $89,120 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA — $90,050 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA — $94,080 Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA — $95,910 Vallejo, CA — $95,950 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — $98,050 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO — $99,930 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — $101,090 Bellingham, WA — $101,130 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ — $106,420 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA — $113,700 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — $152,100 Traverse City metro area Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Traverse City metro area has the 229th-highest published median for this occupation among the 347 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Michigan Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for firefighters, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
Traverse City metro areathis page
$46,990 median for Traverse City metro area; middle half earns $37,910 to $58,150
$62,730 median for Detroit metro area; middle half earns $50,800 to $73,430
$57,540 median for Lansing metro area; middle half earns $45,670 to $60,890
$56,260 median for Grand Rapids metro area; middle half earns $45,990 to $68,550
$52,800 median for Midland metro area; middle half earns $48,820 to $57,500
$52,200 median for Battle Creek metro area; middle half earns $43,400 to $64,940
$50,600 median for Niles metro area; middle half earns $37,040 to $80,040
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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 .