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.
Cost? Really nothing unless you buy your equipment personally. Volunteers are sometimes reimbursed for gas in their personal vehicles or for even training so many hours every year.
For an associates degree it costs approximately $11,000 (110 credits). For a certificate of competency it costs approximately $6,150 (61.5 credits) at a community/technical college.
The salary should start at $50,000 a year trust me i am a fireman
It all depends where you are from there are many unsung hero's that have volunteered many years of their lives to the cause. Others get paid payed 50,000 or so. Plus benefit's.
How much does a firefighters earn in ireland
42,000
www.salary.com
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they get $30,592-$47,315
Delaware's firemen are volunteer.
There is no standard collective noun for firefighters, in which case a noun that suits the situation can be used; for example a crew of firefighters, a squadron of firefighters, a team of firefighters, etc.
This differs for the different firefighters because there are building firefighters and wild fire firefighters. The latter can have a weight of more than one hundred pounds with all of the equipment they need to carry with them.
The possessive form for the plural noun firefighters is firefighters'.
In many cases suburban firefighters will make larger salaries then big city firefighters for several reason.
Marine is capitalized. The only Firefighters in the Marine are Crash and Rescue Firefighter. Firefighters who protect and serve Marine Corps installations are civilian Firefighters. The salary of Marine is based on your rank (Enlisted or Officer). You can google the military pay chart.