How much do Firefighters make in Ann Arbor, MI?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $35,460 and the 90th percentile is $64,130. The difference is $28,670, which is 59.2% 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 $41,830 to the 75th at $58,350, covers $16,520.

The mean annual wage is $49,770, which sits above the median of $48,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Ann Arbor, MI median is 18.3% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,037, which is 19% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.3% lower than the Michigan median of $54,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Ann Arbor, MI is 100.880, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $48,037 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Ann Arbor, MI ranks 19th of 29 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).).

• Jackson, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $47,690 and employment of 100. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,962, against $48,037 here.
• Monroe, MI is 30 miles away, with a median of $44,730 and employment of 70. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,844, against $48,037 here.
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 46 miles away, with a median of $62,730 and employment of 3,520. That median is 29.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,544, against $48,037 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Ann Arbor, MI (160 of 219,730). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.33 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.