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

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers, the published 10th percentile is $37,610 and the 90th percentile is $78,660. The difference is $41,050, which is 94.1% 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 $37,610 to the 75th at $69,100, covers $31,490.

The mean annual wage is $53,800, which sits above the median of $43,640. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Valdosta, GA median is 53.3% 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 $49,439, which is 47.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35.1% lower than the Georgia median of $67,200.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Valdosta, GA is 88.271, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $43,640 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers at $49,439 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

17 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers. Valdosta, GA ranks 18th of 18 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).).

• Albany, GA is 76 miles away, with a median of $61,940 and employment of 80. That median is 41.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,652, against $49,439 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 98 miles away, with a median of $100,810 and employment of 940. That median is 131% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $101,333, against $49,439 here.
• Gainesville, FL is 101 miles away, with a median of $77,190 and employment of 170. That median is 76.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,797, against $49,439 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Valdosta, GA (50 of 53,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (99,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.46 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.