SOC 33-1021 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Cleveland, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Cleveland, OH is $86,250. The 10th percentile is $62,960 and the 90th percentile is $117,180. Employment is 1,010.

Median annual wage

$86,250

10th percentile
$62,960
25th percentile
$78,000
Median
$86,250
75th percentile
$99,220
90th percentile
$117,180
Mean
$89,650

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 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $62,960 and the 90th percentile is $117,180. The difference is $54,220, which is 62.9% 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 $78,000 to the 75th at $99,220, covers $21,220.

The mean annual wage is $89,650, which sits above the median of $86,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cleveland, OH median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,831, which is 1.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.1% higher than the Ohio median of $84,490.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $91,831 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 First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Cleveland, OH 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).).

  • Akron, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $80,960 and employment of 290. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,709, against $91,831 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 47 miles away, with a median of $55,340 and employment of 160. That median is 35.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,322, against $91,831 here.
  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $58,260 and employment of 90. That median is 32.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,163, against $91,831 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Cleveland, OH (1,010 of 1,031,130). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.54 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in Cleveland, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Cleveland, OH is $86,250. The 10th percentile is $62,960 and the 90th percentile is $117,180. Employment is 1,010.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

The local median is 7.8% lower than the national median of $93,530.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers pay in Cleveland, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cleveland, OH is 93.923, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $86,250 is $91,831. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Cleveland, OH compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 36 miles away, at $80,960. Cleveland, OH ranks 5th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.