What is the median salary for Firefighters in Birmingham?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Birmingham, AL is $51,050.

How does Birmingham pay compare to the US median for Firefighters?

Local median pay is 13.9% below the national OEWS median of $59,280.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Birmingham is 91.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $51,050 has about the same purchasing power as $55,731 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Firefighters, Birmingham

$51,050

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Birmingham, AL. Middle half of wages roughly $39,340 to $64,900.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −13.9%
US median: $59,280
Metro RPP: 91.6
Middle half: $39,340 to $64,900
OEWS employment: 2,370
SOC: 33-2011

Firefighters in Birmingham pay a median $51,050 (May 2025), 13.9% below the US median of $59,280. At local prices (RPP 91.6), that median buys about what $55,731 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$51,050 in Birmingham buys about what $55,731 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 91.6, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 71.9 vs all-items 91.6 (US = 100, 2024).

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Firefighters in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Birmingham	$51,050	$39,340 to $64,900	91.6
Des Moines	$56,910	$46,500 to $87,720	91.7
San Francisco	$113,700	$96,420 to $125,390	115.6

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Firefighters in Birmingham?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Birmingham, AL is $51,050.
How does Birmingham pay compare to the US median for Firefighters?: Local median pay is 13.9% below the national OEWS median of $59,280.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Birmingham is 91.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $51,050 has about the same purchasing power as $55,731 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.