How much do Firefighters make in Laredo, TX?

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $39,910 and the 90th percentile is $59,700. The difference is $19,790, which is 33.5% 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 $59,100 to the 75th at $59,100, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $58,510, which sits below the median of $59,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Laredo, TX median is 0.3% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,965, which is 14.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.8% lower than the Texas median of $60,180.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Laredo, TX is 86.956, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $67,965 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. Laredo, TX ranks 2nd 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).).

• McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX is 118 miles away, with a median of $50,740 and employment of 390. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,072, against $67,965 here.
• Corpus Christi, TX is 119 miles away, with a median of $48,700 and employment of 670. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,551, against $67,965 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $63,360 and employment of 2,910. That median is 7.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,895, against $67,965 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.39% of wage-and-salary employment in Laredo, TX (430 of 109,370). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.77 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.