SOC 33-2011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Firefighters make in Albany, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Albany, OR is $61,060. The 10th percentile is $41,640 and the 90th percentile is $88,660. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$61,060

10th percentile
$41,640
25th percentile
$47,560
Median
$61,060
75th percentile
$61,060
90th percentile
$88,660
Mean
$59,070

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A U.S. Air Force firefighter standing beside a fire truck
Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $41,640 and the 90th percentile is $88,660. The difference is $47,020, which is 77.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $47,560 to the 75th at $61,060, covers $13,500.

The mean annual wage is $59,070, which sits below the median of $61,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Albany, OR median is 3% higher than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,804, which is 0.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.9% lower than the Oregon median of $70,900.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany, OR is 102.100, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $59,804 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Albany, OR ranks 10th of 11 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Salem, OR is 34 miles away, with a median of $64,900 and employment of 330. That median is 6.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,615, against $59,804 here.
  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 43 miles away, with a median of $72,280 and employment of 300. That median is 18.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,164, against $59,804 here.
  • Corvallis, OR is 44 miles away, with a median of $82,700 and employment of 60. That median is 35.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,506, against $59,804 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Albany, OR (100 of 47,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.95 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

Highest-paying jobs in Albany, OR · Firefighters by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Firefighters make in Albany, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Albany, OR is $61,060. The 10th percentile is $41,640 and the 90th percentile is $88,660. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Firefighters?

The local median is 3% higher than the national median of $59,280.

What is Firefighters pay in Albany, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Albany, OR is 102.100, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,060 is $59,804. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Albany, OR compare with nearby metros for Firefighters?

Salem, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $64,900. Albany, OR ranks 10th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.