How much do Firefighters make in Flagstaff, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $37,690 and the 90th percentile is $75,780. The difference is $38,090, which is 75.6% 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 $46,850 to the 75th at $60,980, covers $14,130.

The mean annual wage is $55,350, which sits above the median of $50,380. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Flagstaff, AZ median is 15% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,217, which is 15.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15% lower than the Arizona median of $59,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flagstaff, AZ is 100.325, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,380 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $50,217 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Flagstaff, AZ ranks 4th of 6 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).).

• Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ is 94 miles away, with a median of $49,240 and employment of 460. That median is 2.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,114, against $50,217 here.
• Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ is 111 miles away, with a median of $54,810 and employment of 500. That median is 8.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,248, against $50,217 here.
• St. George, UT is 137 miles away, with a median of $44,140 and employment of 190. That median is 12.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,355, against $50,217 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.54% of wage-and-salary employment in Flagstaff, AZ (360 of 66,610). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.43 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.