What are the main factors that influence a Reserve Firefighter's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Reserve Firefighter's salary?

A Reserve Firefighter's salary grows with experience: starting around $61,676 for beginners, reaching about $65,761 at mid-level, and approach $66,258 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Reserve Firefighter?

Reserve Firefighter salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Reserve Firefighter roles are District of Columbia $67,982, California $67,724, Massachusetts $66,822. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Reserve Firefighter roles make?

Salaries for Reserve Firefighter level roles vary by specialization: Reserve Deputy Sheriff: $127,899; Firefighter Engineer: $76,097; Reserve Police Officer: $62,728; Firefighter: $62,251; Flex Reserve Merchandiser: $59,323.

How do different companies affect a Reserve Firefighter's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Reserve Firefighter roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Reserve Firefighter Salary in the United States

How much does a Reserve Firefighter make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Reserve Firefighter in the United States is $61,400 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a Reserve Firefighter's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,337
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,774 to $67,648
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $48,740

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Reserve Firefighter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,648	$5,637	$1,301	$33
Average	$61,400	$5,117	$1,181	$30
25th Percentile	$54,774	$4,564	$1,053	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Reserve Firefighter Salaries

A Reserve Firefighter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Reserve Firefighter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Reserve Firefighter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $61,676
Early Career (1-2 years): $62,979
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,761
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $66,059
Expert (over 8 years): $66,258

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Reserve Firefighter	$61,676
Intermediate Level Reserve Firefighter	$62,979
Senior Level Reserve Firefighter	$65,761
Specialist Level Reserve Firefighter	$66,059
Expert Level Reserve Firefighter	$66,258

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How Do Reserve Firefighter Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Reserve Firefighters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,982.
California: $67,724.
Massachusetts: $66,822.

District of Columbia $67,982

California $67,724

Massachusetts $66,822

Washington $66,576

New Jersey $66,552

Alaska $66,466

Connecticut $65,618

New York $65,275

Hawaii $64,175

Rhode Island $63,660

Maryland $63,310

Minnesota $62,831

Colorado $62,647

Illinois $62,585

Oregon $62,352

Delaware $62,180

New Hampshire $62,072

Virginia $61,830

Pennsylvania $61,124

Nevada $60,768

North Dakota $60,651

Michigan $60,467

Wisconsin $60,399

Vermont $60,264

Texas $59,890

Maine $59,865

Arizona $59,828

Ohio $59,785

Georgia $59,220

Indiana $58,938

Wyoming $58,883

Utah $58,797

Iowa $58,760

Kansas $58,465

Louisiana $58,379

North Carolina $58,349

Missouri $58,336

Florida $58,097

Montana $57,968

Nebraska $57,845

Kentucky $57,778

South Carolina $57,532

Tennessee $57,378

Idaho $57,317

New Mexico $56,869

Oklahoma $56,771

Alabama $56,408

South Dakota $55,801

Arkansas $55,469

West Virginia $55,291

Mississippi $54,757

Top Paying Cities for Reserve Firefighters

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $77,444
San Francisco: $76,683
Oakland: $74,982

San Jose, CA $77,444

San Francisco, CA $76,683

Oakland, CA $74,982

New York, NY $71,157

Queens Village, NY $70,696

Paramus, NJ $70,205

Passaic, NJ $70,144

Bergenfield, NJ $70,082

Stamford, CT $69,990

Huntington, NY $69,929

Newark, NJ $69,530

Bridgeport, CT $69,407

New Brunswick, NJ $69,204

Vallejo, CA $69,075

Middlesex, NJ $69,038

Somerset, NJ $68,983

Petaluma, CA $68,842

Santa Cruz, CA $68,602

Boston, MA $68,480

Monterey, CA $68,173

Fairbanks, AK $68,130

Los Angeles, CA $68,013

Washington, DC $67,982

Seattle, WA $67,872

Santa Rosa, CA $67,860

Juneau, AK $67,681

Orange, CA $67,479

Anchorage, AK $67,368

Anaheim, CA $67,325

Santa Ana, CA $67,233

Nassau, NY $67,196

Long Beach, CA $67,172

Danbury, CT $67,153

Santa Maria, CA $66,945

Everett, WA $66,932

Bremerton, WA $66,631

Trenton, NJ $66,515

Sacramento, CA $66,490

San Diego, CA $66,460

Brockton, MA $66,435

Tacoma, WA $66,410

Santa Barbara, CA $66,324

Lowell, MA $66,079

New Suffolk, NY $66,054

Nashua, NH $65,981

Lompoc, CA $65,882

Ventura, CA $65,821

Stockton, CA $65,803

New Haven, CT $65,680

Atlantic City, NJ $65,520

Hartford, CT $65,385

Modesto, CA $65,354

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,219

New Britain, CT $65,189

Olympia, WA $65,103

Kennewick, WA $65,103

New London, CT $65,090

Norwich, CT $65,072

Lawrence, MA $65,041

Bakersfield, CA $64,869

Riverside, CA $64,783

New Bedford, MA $64,783

Richland, WA $64,722

Portsmouth, NH $64,673

Vineland, NJ $64,661

San Bernardino, CA $64,611

Boulder, CO $64,440

Worcester, MA $64,390

Portland, OR $64,335

Saint Paul, MN $64,261

Minneapolis, MN $64,261

Philadelphia, PA $64,175

Honolulu, HI $63,850

Springfield, MA $63,635

Providence, RI $63,629

Chicago, IL $63,451

Bellingham, WA $63,377

Baltimore, MD $63,310

Chico, CA $63,156

Wilmington, DE $63,052

Pittsfield, MA $62,990

Manchester, NH $62,874

Spokane, WA $62,604

Denver, CO $62,598

Albany, NY $62,309

Troy, NY $62,284

Schenectady, NY $62,155

Burlington, VT $62,020

Portland, ME $61,805

Salem, OR $61,756

Yakima, WA $61,744

Ann Arbor, MI $61,726

Rochester, MN $61,554

Fresno, CA $61,523

Reno, NV $61,523

Milwaukee, WI $61,468

Detroit, MI $61,406

Allentown, PA $61,388

Carson City, NV $61,382

Houston, TX $61,290

Colorado Springs, CO $61,284

Syracuse, NY $61,253

Eugene, OR $61,136

Bismarck, ND $61,062

Gary, IN $61,062

Galveston, TX $61,062

Springfield, OR $61,013

Medford, OR $60,866

Fort Collins, CO $60,841

Austin, TX $60,792

Mesa, AZ $60,663

Phoenix, AZ $60,651

Dallas, TX $60,633

Reading, PA $60,596

Saint Cloud, MN $60,571

Concord, NH $60,516

Madison, WI $60,491

Utica, NY $60,326

Raleigh, NC $60,277

Las Vegas, NV $60,270

Rochester, NY $60,227

Des Moines, IA $60,221

Atlanta, GA $60,123

Battle Creek, MI $60,105

Salt Lake City, UT $60,086

Lancaster, PA $59,994

Champaign, IL $59,982

Harrisburg, PA $59,908

Durham, NC $59,853

Kansas City, MO $59,847

Kansas City, KS $59,834

Fort Worth, TX $59,828

Boca Raton, FL $59,804

Cleveland, OH $59,798

Columbus, OH $59,785

Pittsburgh, PA $59,779

Richmond, VA $59,755

Indianapolis, IN $59,742

Cincinnati, OH $59,663

Petersburg, VA $59,570

Billings, MT $59,435

Lansing, MI $59,435

Huntsville, AL $59,435

Lebanon, PA $59,429

Dayton, OH $59,423

Pueblo, CO $59,423

Appleton, WI $59,405

Buffalo, NY $59,380

Racine, WI $59,349

Charlotte, NC $59,343

Saint Louis, MO $59,325

Springfield, IL $59,300

Elkhart, IN $59,288

York, PA $59,288

Gastonia, NC $59,282

Benton Harbor, MI $59,282

Beaumont, TX $59,245

Lorain, OH $59,233

Toledo, OH $59,208

Binghamton, NY $59,178

Rock Hill, SC $59,171

Rockford, IL $59,141

Fargo, ND $59,110

Elyria, OH $59,110

Flagstaff, AZ $59,067

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,030

Miami, FL $58,993

Duluth, MN $58,895

Bangor, ME $58,815

Cedar Rapids, IA $58,748

Louisville, KY $58,717

Grand Rapids, MI $58,705

Hialeah, FL $58,699

Casper, WY $58,613

Scranton, PA $58,539

New Orleans, LA $58,521

Virginia Beach, VA $58,514

Akron, OH $58,484

Peoria, IL $58,404

Sarasota, FL $58,392

Green Bay, WI $58,349

Baton Rouge, LA $58,318

Charleston, SC $58,306

Nashville, TN $58,287

Jamestown, NY $58,275

Davenport, IA $58,275

Tucson, AZ $58,244

Cheyenne, WY $58,226

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,207

Tampa, FL $58,195

Omaha, NE $58,183

Port Arthur, TX $58,158

Evansville, IN $58,158

Bradenton, FL $58,134

Santa Fe, NM $58,023

Orlando, FL $57,962

Clearwater, FL $57,894

Canton, OH $57,765

La Crosse, WI $57,765

Grand Forks, ND $57,747

Albuquerque, NM $57,728

Tulsa, OK $57,728

Newport News, VA $57,722

High Point, NC $57,704

Ogden, UT $57,679

Corpus Christi, TX $57,630

Laramie, WY $57,593

Norfolk, VA $57,593

Rock Island, IL $57,557

Saginaw, MI $57,544

Jacksonville, FL $57,538

Salisbury, NC $57,526

Memphis, TN $57,514

Moline, IL $57,483

Fort Myers, FL $57,464

Waterloo, IA $57,385

Spartanburg, SC $57,323

Lincoln, NE $57,293

Fort Wayne, IN $57,280

Birmingham, AL $57,213

Cedar Falls, IA $57,200

Provo, UT $57,194

Springfield, OH $57,188

San Antonio, TX $57,176

Greensboro, NC $57,151

South Bend, IN $57,145

Winston Salem, NC $57,139

Boise, ID $57,121

Savannah, GA $57,078

Muskegon, MI $56,967

Lima, OH $56,893

Lake Charles, LA $56,869

Anderson, IN $56,857

Lexington, KY $56,838

Augusta, GA $56,820

Greenville, SC $56,820

Wichita, KS $56,764

Tuscaloosa, AL $56,764

Columbia, SC $56,709

Bloomington, IN $56,556

Roanoke, VA $56,519

Asheville, NC $56,439

Knoxville, TN $56,335

Shreveport, LA $56,329

Wilmington, NC $56,249

Frankfort, KY $56,132

Oklahoma City, OK $56,089

Chillicothe, OH $56,065

Longview, TX $56,058

Topeka, KS $56,040

Mobile, AL $55,948

Terre Haute, IN $55,923

Erie, PA $55,917

Altoona, PA $55,886

Melbourne, FL $55,868

Amarillo, TX $55,843

Killeen, TX $55,825

Fayetteville, AR $55,776

Sioux Falls, SD $55,733

Chattanooga, TN $55,696

Idaho Falls, ID $55,690

Gainesville, FL $55,561

Portsmouth, OH $55,530

Little Rock, AR $55,518

Lynchburg, VA $55,518

Lafayette, LA $55,494

Youngstown, OH $55,494

Temple, TX $55,469

Daytona Beach, FL $55,457

Clarksville, TN $55,451

Pensacola, FL $55,444

Hopkinsville, KY $55,260

Charleston, WV $55,254

Florence, SC $55,223

Sioux City, IA $55,186

Macon, GA $55,008

Tallahassee, FL $55,002

Fayetteville, NC $54,990

Waco, TX $54,978

Wichita Falls, TX $54,978

Pine Bluff, AR $54,953

Vincennes, IN $54,837

Lubbock, TX $54,812

Great Falls, MT $54,775

Alamogordo, NM $54,769

Abilene, TX $54,720

Rapid City, SD $54,640

Monroe, LA $54,640

Albany, GA $54,603

Huntington, WV $54,597

Jackson, MS $54,591

Greenville, MS $54,585

Parkersburg, WV $54,523

Montgomery, AL $54,511

Johnstown, PA $54,499

Springfield, MO $54,450

Biloxi, MS $54,419

Sumter, SC $54,290

Columbus, GA $54,284

Twin Falls, ID $54,247

Pascagoula, MS $54,167

Kingsport, TN $54,008

Gulfport, MS $53,989

Alexandria, LA $53,787

Fort Smith, AR $53,633

El Paso, TX $53,467

Helena, MT $53,387

Las Cruces, NM $53,191

Harlingen, TX $53,019

Pocatello, ID $52,964

Florence, AL $52,945

Brownsville, TX $52,933

Dothan, AL $52,835

Mcallen, TX $52,804

Columbus, MS $52,350

Altus, OK $52,067

Lawton, OK $51,951

Pierre, SD $51,730

What Skills Can Increase a Reserve Firefighter's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Agility (Mentioned in 5.01% Job Postings): The ability to think quickly and clearly.
CPR (Mentioned in 5.28% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 1.79% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Agility	5.01%
CPR	5.28%
Hydraulics	1.79%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Reserve Firefighter's salary.

Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Risk Management	$64,470	5%
Innovation	$63,856	4%
Analysis	$63,242	3%
Leadership	$63,242	3%
Accountability	$63,242	3%
Dedication	$62,628	2%

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Reserve Firefighter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Reserve Firefighter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$54,774

Average $61,400/year

$67,648

$4,564

Average $5,117/month

$5,637

$1,053

Average $1,181/week

$1,301

$26

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,648	$5,637	$1,301	$33
Average	$61,400	$5,117	$1,181	$30
25th Percentile	$54,774	$4,564	$1,053	$26

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Salary Trends for Reserve Firefighter

Salaries for a Reserve Firefighter can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $44,101 in 2023 to around $44,037 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Reserve Firefighter salary trends, .

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2024

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