How much do Firefighters make in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $46,500 and the 90th percentile is $82,290. The difference is $35,790, which is 59.7% 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 $47,100 to the 75th at $72,760, covers $25,660.

The mean annual wage is $62,140, which sits above the median of $60,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL median is 1.2% higher than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,623, which is 1.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Florida median of $58,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 102.349, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $58,623 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL ranks 4th of 14 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).).

• Punta Gorda, FL is 24 miles away, with a median of $46,170. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,929, against $58,623 here.
• Naples-Marco Island, FL is 47 miles away, with a median of $59,850 and employment of 520. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,994, against $58,623 here.
• North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $62,120 and employment of 650. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,654, against $58,623 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL (930 of 304,790). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 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.