What is the median salary for Firefighters in Grand Rapids?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $56,260.

How does Grand Rapids pay compare to the US median for Firefighters?

Local median pay is 5.1% below the national OEWS median of $59,280.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Grand Rapids is 95.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $56,260 has about the same purchasing power as $58,911 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, Grand Rapids

$56,260

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI. Middle half of wages roughly $45,990 to $68,550.

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

vs US median: −5.1%
US median: $59,280
Metro RPP: 95.5
Middle half: $45,990 to $68,550
OEWS employment: 420
SOC: 33-2011

Firefighters in Grand Rapids pay a median $56,260 (May 2025), 5.1% below the US median of $59,280. At local prices (RPP 95.5), that median buys about what $58,911 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$56,260 in Grand Rapids buys about what $58,911 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 95.5, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 86.6 vs all-items 95.5 (US = 100, 2024).

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Firefighters in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Grand Rapids	$56,260	$45,990 to $68,550	95.5
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 Grand Rapids?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Firefighters in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI is $56,260.
How does Grand Rapids pay compare to the US median for Firefighters?: Local median pay is 5.1% below the national OEWS median of $59,280.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Grand Rapids is 95.5 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $56,260 has about the same purchasing power as $58,911 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.