SOC 33-1021 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers make in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $79,450. The 10th percentile is $59,930 and the 90th percentile is $101,440. Employment is 790.

Median annual wage

$79,450

10th percentile
$59,930
25th percentile
$76,790
Median
$79,450
75th percentile
$93,960
90th percentile
$101,440
Mean
$82,930

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 $59,930 and the 90th percentile is $101,440. The difference is $41,510, which is 52.2% 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 $76,790 to the 75th at $93,960, covers $17,170.

The mean annual wage is $82,930, which sits above the median of $79,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX median is 15.1% 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 $83,882, which is 10.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.8% lower than the Texas median of $81,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $83,882 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 3rd of 10 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).).

  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 80 miles away, with a median of $96,240 and employment of 780. That median is 21.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,138, against $83,882 here.
  • Victoria, TX is 98 miles away, with a median of $73,960 and employment of 30. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,325, against $83,882 here.
  • Laredo, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $75,380 and employment of 100. That median is 5.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,688, against $83,882 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (790 of 1,126,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.10 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is $79,450. The 10th percentile is $59,930 and the 90th percentile is $101,440. Employment is 790.

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

The local median is 15.1% lower than the national median of $93,530.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers pay in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 94.716, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $79,450 is $83,882. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers?

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 80 miles away, at $96,240. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ranks 3rd of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.