SOC 33-1021 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

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

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 Medford, OR is $117,270. The 10th percentile is $58,160 and the 90th percentile is $117,270. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$117,270

10th percentile
$58,160
25th percentile
$83,510
Median
$117,270
75th percentile
$117,270
90th percentile
$117,270
Mean
$101,380

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $58,160 and the 90th percentile is $117,270. The difference is $59,110, which is 50.4% 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 $83,510 to the 75th at $117,270, covers $33,760.

The mean annual wage is $101,380, which sits below the median of $117,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Medford, OR median is 25.4% higher than the national median of $93,530 for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $115,613, which is 23.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17% higher than the Oregon median of $100,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $117,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $115,613 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Medford, OR ranks 1st of 7 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).).

  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 105 miles away, with a median of $88,840 and employment of 120. That median is 24.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,468, against $115,613 here.
  • Redding, CA is 119 miles away, with a median of $106,330 and employment of 60. That median is 9.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,608, against $115,613 here.
  • Albany, OR is 144 miles away, with a median of $72,650 and employment of 40. That median is 38% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,156, against $115,613 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Medford, OR (40 of 89,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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 Medford, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in Medford, OR is $117,270. The 10th percentile is $58,160 and the 90th percentile is $117,270. Employment is 40.

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

The local median is 25.4% higher than the national median of $93,530.

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

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $117,270 is $115,613. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

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

Eugene-Springfield, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 105 miles away, at $88,840. Medford, OR ranks 1st of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.