SOC 33-2011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Firefighters make in Napa, CA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Napa, CA is $80,260. The 10th percentile is $54,120 and the 90th percentile is $102,580. Employment was not published.
Median annual wage
$80,260
- 10th percentile
- $54,120
- 25th percentile
- $58,930
- Median
- $80,260
- 75th percentile
- $99,600
- 90th percentile
- $102,580
- Mean
- $78,450
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.
Percentile spread
For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $54,120 and the 90th percentile is $102,580. The difference is $48,460, which is 60.4% 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 $58,930 to the 75th at $99,600, covers $40,670.
The mean annual wage is $78,450, which sits below the median of $80,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Napa, CA median is 35.4% higher than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,308, which is 20.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 5.7% lower than the California median of $85,120.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Napa, CA is 112.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $80,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $71,308 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
16 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Napa, CA ranks 9th of 17 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).).
- Vallejo, CA is 27 miles away, with a median of $95,950 and employment of 330. That median is 19.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,450, against $71,308 here.
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA is 32 miles away, with a median of $87,400 and employment of 310. That median is 8.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,088, against $71,308 here.
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is 51 miles away, with a median of $113,700 and employment of 3,450. That median is 41.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,345, against $71,308 here.
Highest-paying jobs in Napa, CA · 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 Napa, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Napa, CA is $80,260. The 10th percentile is $54,120 and the 90th percentile is $102,580.
How does that compare with the national median for Firefighters?
The local median is 35.4% higher than the national median of $59,280.
What is Firefighters pay in Napa, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Napa, CA is 112.554, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $80,260 is $71,308. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Napa, CA compare with nearby metros for Firefighters?
Vallejo, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $95,950. Napa, CA ranks 9th of 17 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.