SOC 33-2011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Firefighters make in Savannah, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Savannah, GA is $50,470. The 10th percentile is $36,490 and the 90th percentile is $70,560. Employment is 720.

Median annual wage

$50,470

10th percentile
$36,490
25th percentile
$38,090
Median
$50,470
75th percentile
$59,700
90th percentile
$70,560
Mean
$50,520

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A U.S. Air Force firefighter standing beside a fire truck
Senior Airman Stephen Czech, a firefighter at Spangdahlem Air Base, in 2021. Photograph by Staff Sgt. Susan Roberts, U.S. Air Force. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $36,490 and the 90th percentile is $70,560. The difference is $34,070, which is 67.5% 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 $38,090 to the 75th at $59,700, covers $21,610.

The mean annual wage is $50,520, which sits above the median of $50,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Savannah, GA median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,011, which is 10.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.4% higher than the Georgia median of $46,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $53,011 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. Savannah, GA ranks 2nd 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).).

  • Hinesville, GA is 29 miles away, with a median of $49,210 and employment of 150. That median is 2.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,388, against $53,011 here.
  • Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC is 32 miles away, with a median of $50,210 and employment of 640. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,226, against $53,011 here.
  • Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 97 miles away, with a median of $46,830 and employment of 1,470. That median is 7.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,384, against $53,011 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in Savannah, GA (720 of 198,360). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.63 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 Savannah, 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 Savannah, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Savannah, GA is $50,470. The 10th percentile is $36,490 and the 90th percentile is $70,560. Employment is 720.

How does that compare with the national median for Firefighters?

The local median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $59,280.

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

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Savannah, GA is 95.206, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $50,470 is $53,011. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Hinesville, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 29 miles away, at $49,210. Savannah, GA ranks 2nd of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.