SOC 33-2011 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Firefighters make in Warner Robins, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Warner Robins, GA is $40,330. The 10th percentile is $30,440 and the 90th percentile is $58,280. Employment is 270.

Median annual wage

$40,330

10th percentile
$30,440
25th percentile
$34,700
Median
$40,330
75th percentile
$47,150
90th percentile
$58,280
Mean
$43,640

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Firefighters, the published 10th percentile is $30,440 and the 90th percentile is $58,280. The difference is $27,840, which is 69.0% 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 $34,700 to the 75th at $47,150, covers $12,450.

The mean annual wage is $43,640, which sits above the median of $40,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Warner Robins, GA median is 32% lower than the national median of $59,280 for Firefighters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,001, which is 27.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 13.4% lower than the Georgia median of $46,550.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Warner Robins, GA is 93.789, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $40,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Firefighters at $43,001 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

23 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Firefighters. Warner Robins, GA ranks 17th of 24 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).).

  • Macon-Bibb County, GA is 25 miles away, with a median of $45,660 and employment of 450. That median is 13.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,577, against $43,001 here.
  • Albany, GA is 63 miles away, with a median of $46,540 and employment of 210. That median is 15.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,086, against $43,001 here.
  • Columbus, GA-AL is 66 miles away, with a median of $48,770 and employment of 530. That median is 20.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,616, against $43,001 here.

Employment share

Firefighters accounts for 0.36% of wage-and-salary employment in Warner Robins, GA (270 of 76,050). Nationally the occupation is 0.22% of employment (345,990 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.60 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 Warner Robins, 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 Warner Robins, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Warner Robins, GA is $40,330. The 10th percentile is $30,440 and the 90th percentile is $58,280. Employment is 270.

How does that compare with the national median for Firefighters?

The local median is 32% lower than the national median of $59,280.

What is Firefighters pay in Warner Robins, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Warner Robins, GA is 93.789, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $40,330 is $43,001. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Warner Robins, GA compare with nearby metros for Firefighters?

Macon-Bibb County, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 25 miles away, at $45,660. Warner Robins, GA ranks 17th of 24 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.