SOC 33-2011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Firefighters make in Hinesville, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Hinesville, GA is $49,210. The 10th percentile is $33,960 and the 90th percentile is $63,270. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$49,210

10th percentile
$33,960
25th percentile
$33,960
Median
$49,210
75th percentile
$54,490
90th percentile
$63,270
Mean
$46,360

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $33,960 and the 90th percentile is $63,270. The difference is $29,310, which is 59.6% 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 $33,960 to the 75th at $54,490, covers $20,530.

The mean annual wage is $46,360, which sits below the median of $49,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hinesville, GA median is 17% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,388, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the Georgia median of $46,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hinesville, GA is 93.933, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $52,388 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Hinesville, GA ranks 5th of 16 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).).

  • Savannah, GA is 29 miles away, with a median of $50,470 and employment of 720. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,011, against $52,388 here.
  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 61 miles away, with a median of $50,210 and employment of 640. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,226, against $52,388 here.
  • Jacksonville, FL is 107 miles away, with a median of $58,940 and employment of 2,060. That median is 19.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,246, against $52,388 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.74% of wage-and-salary employment in Hinesville, GA (150 of 20,330). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.32 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 Hinesville, GA · 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 Hinesville, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Hinesville, GA is $49,210. The 10th percentile is $33,960 and the 90th percentile is $63,270. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Firefighters?

The local median is 17% lower than the national median of $59,280.

What is Firefighters pay in Hinesville, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hinesville, GA is 93.933, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,210 is $52,388. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hinesville, GA compare with nearby metros for Firefighters?

Savannah, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $50,470. Hinesville, GA ranks 5th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.