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

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $72,590 and the 90th percentile is $130,040. The difference is $57,450, which is 62.1% 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 $81,530 to the 75th at $95,430, covers $13,900.

The mean annual wage is $93,940, which sits above the median of $92,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Springfield, MA median is 1.1% 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 $96,293, which is 3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Massachusetts median of $96,600.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Springfield, MA is 96.061, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $92,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $96,293 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Springfield, MA ranks 11th of 23 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).).

• Amherst Town-Northampton, MA is 14 miles away, with a median of $83,790 and employment of 70. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,587, against $96,293 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $99,820 and employment of 380. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $97,152, against $96,293 here.
• Pittsfield, MA is 34 miles away, with a median of $84,510 and employment of 60. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,859, against $96,293 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Springfield, MA (230 of 201,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.79 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.