How much do firefighters make?

Answer 1

In Gervaise, WA they make about $42,000 starting (according to a fire fighter friend of mine). It all depends on where you live (this is probably true for much of the USA).

In Sweden one third of the firefighters earn about the equivalent of $37,000 a year as base salary. There are a whole lot of extras: overtime, 5 weeks paid vacation a year, bigger salary if you have extra education (smoke diving, etc.). 5% earn $52,000 or more.
99k after 5 years

Answer 2

I am a recruit in the Baltimore City Fire Acadmey. I am paid bi-weekly at $1157 Gross equaling approximately 30 k a year. ....not much

One must not look at only pay, but benefits as well. In Florida, most firefighters receive excellent insurance and retirement packages. I have only been a firefighter for 4 years, and to receive my same take home pay (if I paid my own retirement and insurance) and I worked a normal 40 hour per week job, I would need almost $33 per hour to keep my pay. Not bad for a high school diploma.

This amounts to about $65K per year (including fringe benefits). Salary only is around $40k with take home pay at just under $600 per week.

I will retire at age 46, with my retirement checks of over $4K per month for the rest of my life (with a 3% raise each year). That's assuming I only promote one time in my entire career.

District Chiefs (lowest level chief) can receive take home retirement checks of over $7K per month, for their ENTIRE life; with salary and fringe benefits of over $130K per year.

New York, by contrasts pays 5 year firefighters over $80K per year, but their cost of living is incredible. I say Florida has it pretty good, if you're with a decent department.

My wife is a dental hygienist in Florida, and I am a firefighter. I work 10 days a month, and she only works 30 hours per week. We make over $100K per year (including my fringe benefits) and have three vehicles (all paid cash), two four wheelers, a motorcycle and a new home in a gated Golf community. If you do it right, you can make a decent living.

Answer 3

In Gervaise, WA they make about $42,000 starting (according to a fire fighter friend of mine). It all depends on where you live (this is probably true for much of the USA).

In Sweden one third of the firefighters earn about the equivalent of $37,000 a year as base salary. There are a whole lot of extras: overtime, 5 weeks paid vacation a year, bigger salary if you have extra education (smoke diving, etc.). 5% earn $52,000 or more.
99k after 5 years

Answer 4

According to payscale.com, firefighters in Canada are paid at largely different scales depending on the jurisdiction.

The fairly small city of Moncton for example, pays a median wage of $15.17, while firefighters in Canada's largest city, Toronto, have a median wage of $34.38.

Answer 5

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for firefighters as of May 2008 is, $45,700. This would amount to $21.97 per hour. Median annual wages of fire fighters were $44,260 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $31,180 and $58,440. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $22,440, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $72,210. Median annual wages were $44,800 in local government, $45,610 in the Federal Government, $25,300 in other support services, and $37,870 in State governments.

Median annual wages of first-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers were $67,440 in May 2008. The middle 50 percent earned between $53,820 and $86,330. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $40,850, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $108,930. First-line supervisors/managers of fire fighting and prevention workers employed in local government earned a median of about $69,000 a year.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Firefighter salaries are varied by location, industry, benefits, and experience. Most firefights make an average of $30,000 to $52,000 a year, if you get into fire management

Answer 8

Most firefighters where I'm from are volunteer, which means that they work for free.

Answer 9

allot of fire

Ridiculous answer!!!!!

In the U.S, they can make 55000 to 70000 dollars.

In the U.K, they can make 19 to 20 thousand pounds.

Answer 10

VFD off of the TV show a series of unfortunate events.