Firefighter Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Firefighter make in Minnesota?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Firefighter in Minnesota is $63,777 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,295
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,818 to $70,853
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,393

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Firefighter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,853	$5,904	$1,363	$34
Average	$63,777	$5,315	$1,226	$31
25th Percentile	$57,818	$4,818	$1,112	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Firefighter Salaries

A 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 Do 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 Firefighters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $69,006.
California: $68,744.
Massachusetts: $67,828.

District of Columbia $69,006 California $68,744 Massachusetts $67,828 Washington $67,579 New Jersey $67,554 Alaska $67,467 Connecticut $66,607 New York $66,258

Hawaii $65,142 Rhode Island $64,618 Maryland $64,263 Minnesota $63,777 Colorado $63,590 Illinois $63,528 Oregon $63,291 Delaware $63,116

New Hampshire $63,007 Virginia $62,761 Pennsylvania $62,044 Nevada $61,683 North Dakota $61,565 Michigan $61,378 Wisconsin $61,309 Vermont $61,172

Texas $60,792 Maine $60,767 Arizona $60,729 Ohio $60,686 Georgia $60,112 Indiana $59,826 Wyoming $59,770 Utah $59,682

Iowa $59,645 Kansas $59,346 Louisiana $59,259 North Carolina $59,227 Missouri $59,215 Florida $58,972 Montana $58,841 Nebraska $58,716

Kentucky $58,648 South Carolina $58,398 Tennessee $58,243 Idaho $58,180 New Mexico $57,725 Oklahoma $57,626 Alabama $57,258 South Dakota $56,641

Arkansas $56,304 West Virginia $56,124 Mississippi $55,581

Top Paying Cities for 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:

Conger: $61,062
Courtland: $60,992
Darfur: $60,678

Conger, MN $61,062 Courtland, MN $60,992 Darfur, MN $60,678 Delavan, MN $60,688 Eagle Lake, MN $61,568 Easton, MN $60,711 Ellendale, MN $61,568 Elmore, MN $60,398

Elysian, MN $61,874 Emmons, MN $60,580 Essig, MN $60,759 Fairmont, MN $60,560 Freeborn, MN $61,148 Frost, MN $60,495 Garden City, MN $60,683 Geneva, MN $61,722

Glenville, MN $60,845 Good Thunder, MN $60,792 Granada, MN $60,501 Hanska, MN $60,502 Hartland, MN $61,200 Hayward, MN $61,196 Henderson, MN $62,255 Hollandale, MN $61,455

Hope, MN $61,756 Huntley, MN $60,642 Janesville, MN $61,446 Kasota, MN $61,677 Kiester, MN $60,592 Kilkenny, MN $62,171 Lafayette, MN $61,113 Lake Crystal, MN $60,780

La Salle, MN $60,616 Le Center, MN $62,298 Le Sueur, MN $62,163 Lewisville, MN $60,553 Madelia, MN $60,600 Madison Lake, MN $61,738 Mapleton, MN $60,823 Minnesota Lake, MN $60,855

Montgomery, MN $62,521 New Prague, MN $63,296 New Richland, MN $61,347 New Ulm, MN $60,750 Nicollet, MN $61,324 Northrop, MN $60,931 Pemberton, MN $61,133 Saint Clair, MN $61,525

Saint James, MN $60,555 Saint Peter, MN $61,816 Sanborn, MN $60,314 Searles, MN $60,654 Sleepy Eye, MN $60,456 Springfield, MN $60,398 Truman, MN $60,572 Twin Lakes, MN $60,745

Vernon Center, MN $60,643 Waldorf, MN $60,993 Waseca, MN $61,554 Waterville, MN $61,981 Wells, MN $60,860 Winnebago, MN $60,679 Windom, MN $60,469 Adrian, MN $58,896

Alpha, MN $60,293 Arco, MN $60,210 Avoca, MN $60,175 Balaton, MN $60,059 Beaver Creek, MN $57,387 Bigelow, MN $59,457 Bingham Lake, MN $60,379 Brewster, MN $60,204

Butterfield, MN $60,448 Ceylon, MN $60,340 Chandler, MN $59,225 Currie, MN $60,287 Dovray, MN $60,522 Dunnell, MN $60,249 Starbuck, MN $60,255 Morris, MN $60,293

Crane Lake, MN $59,670 Cromwell, MN $59,897 Grand Rapids, MN $59,914 Ely, MN $59,758 Embarrass, MN $59,673 Esko, MN $59,881 Eveleth, MN $59,763 Finlayson, MN $60,061

Floodwood, MN $59,728 Forbes, MN $59,568 Gilbert, MN $59,747 Goodland, MN $59,655 Hibbing, MN $59,613 Hill City, MN $59,846 Holyoke, MN $59,892 Hoyt Lakes, MN $59,757

Iron, MN $59,583 Jacobson, MN $59,692 Keewatin, MN $59,881 Kerrick, MN $59,996 Kettle River, MN $59,993 Kinney, MN $59,676 Mcgregor, MN $59,904 Makinen, MN $59,685

Marble, MN $59,844 Meadowlands, MN $59,699 Melrude, MN $59,676 Moose Lake, MN $60,124 Afton, MN $63,917 Almelund, MN $62,326 Bayport, MN $63,812 Bethel, MN $63,268

Braham, MN $61,447 Brook Park, MN $60,485 Cambridge, MN $62,154 Cannon Falls, MN $62,433 Castle Rock, MN $63,441 Cedar, MN $63,558 Center City, MN $62,731 Chisago City, MN $63,276

Circle Pines, MN $64,391 Cottage Grove, MN $64,080 Dalbo, MN $61,437 Wirt, MN $59,741 Thief River Falls, MN $60,097 Alvarado, MN $59,912 Angle Inlet, MN $59,886 Argyle, MN $59,985

Badger, MN $60,024 Brooks, MN $60,039 Crookston, MN $59,939 Donaldson, MN $60,012 East Grand Forks, MN $59,838 Euclid, MN $59,879 Fisher, MN $59,841 Gatzke, MN $59,921

Goodridge, MN $59,964 Greenbush, MN $60,027 Grygla, MN $59,894 Hallock, MN $60,173 Halma, MN $60,009 Humboldt, MN $60,139 Karlstad, MN $60,049 Kennedy, MN $60,040

Lake Bronson, MN $59,997 Lancaster, MN $60,001 Mentor, MN $60,021 Middle River, MN $59,991 Newfolden, MN $60,006 Noyes, MN $60,192 Oak Island, MN $59,883 Oklee, MN $60,053

Oslo, MN $59,929 Plummer, MN $60,027 Red Lake Falls, MN $59,996 Roseau, MN $60,063 Saint Hilaire, MN $60,033 Saint Vincent, MN $60,144 Salol, MN $60,010 Stephen, MN $59,985

Strandquist, MN $59,967 Strathcona, MN $59,960 Viking, MN $59,937 Wannaska, MN $59,990 Warren, MN $59,914 Warroad, MN $60,081 Edgerton, MN $58,903 Georgetown, MN $60,039

Glyndon, MN $60,032 Morton, MN $60,360 Murdock, MN $60,236 New London, MN $60,765 Norcross, MN $60,067 Odessa, MN $60,023 Olivia, MN $60,350 Ortonville, MN $60,149

Pennock, MN $60,474 Porter, MN $60,136 Prinsburg, MN $60,375 Raymond, MN $60,290 Redwood Falls, MN $60,353 Renville, MN $60,286 Sacred Heart, MN $60,251 Seaforth, MN $60,427

Spicer, MN $60,820 Sunburg, MN $60,427 Taunton, MN $60,231 Vesta, MN $60,226 Wabasso, MN $60,292 Wanda, MN $60,512 Watson, MN $60,263 Wheaton, MN $60,139

Wood Lake, MN $60,240 Saint Cloud, MN $61,486 Albany, MN $61,130 Alexandria, MN $60,368 Ashby, MN $60,219 Avon, MN $61,310 Barrett, MN $60,180 Belgrade, MN $60,705

Bock, MN $61,436 Bowlus, MN $61,057 Brandon, MN $60,233 Brooten, MN $60,511 Buckman, MN $61,160 Burtrum, MN $60,812 Carlos, MN $60,242 Cold Spring, MN $61,373

Collegeville, MN $61,382 Cyrus, MN $60,225 Dalton, MN $60,193 Elrosa, MN $61,009 Waltham, MN $61,903 Evansville, MN $60,201 Farwell, MN $60,230 Flensburg, MN $60,842

Foley, MN $61,323 Foreston, MN $61,335 Freeport, MN $61,013 Garfield, MN $60,244 Gilman, MN $61,305 Glenwood, MN $60,367 Greenwald, MN $60,984 Grey Eagle, MN $60,782

Hillman, MN $60,746 Hoffman, MN $60,231 Holdingford, MN $61,138 Holmes City, MN $60,225 Isle, MN $60,093 Kensington, MN $60,211 Lastrup, MN $60,756 Little Falls, MN $60,804

Long Prairie, MN $60,567 Lowry, MN $60,243 Mc Grath, MN $59,918 Melrose, MN $60,895 Milaca, MN $61,246 Miltona, MN $60,241 Nelson, MN $60,256 New Munich, MN $60,982

Oak Park, MN $61,378 Ogilvie, MN $61,017 Onamia, MN $60,559 Osakis, MN $60,438 Parkers Prairie, MN $60,177 Paynesville, MN $61,182 Pease, MN $61,444 Pierz, MN $60,790

Rice, MN $61,282 Richmond, MN $61,273 Rockville, MN $61,419 Roscoe, MN $61,229 Royalton, MN $61,177 Saint Joseph, MN $61,452 Saint Stephen, MN $61,336 Saint Martin, MN $61,203

Sartell, MN $61,418 Sauk Centre, MN $60,676 Sauk Rapids, MN $61,387 Nashua, MN $60,142 Naytahwaush, MN $60,194 New York Mills, MN $60,168 Nielsville, MN $60,023 Ogema, MN $60,059

Osage, MN $60,106 Ottertail, MN $60,221 Pelican Rapids, MN $60,158 Perham, MN $60,220 Perley, MN $60,067 Ponsford, MN $60,055 Richville, MN $60,168 Richwood, MN $60,087

Rochert, MN $60,110 Rothsay, MN $60,086 Sabin, MN $60,046 Shelly, MN $60,089 Tintah, MN $60,101 Twin Valley, MN $60,053 Ulen, MN $60,045 Underwood, MN $60,205

Vergas, MN $60,157 Vining, MN $60,154 Waubun, MN $60,063 Wendell, MN $60,125 White Earth, MN $60,253 Winger, MN $60,064 Wolf Lake, MN $60,109 Wolverton, MN $60,128

Bemidji, MN $60,183 Bagley, MN $60,108 Baudette, MN $59,960 Bena, MN $59,876 Big Falls, MN $59,694 Bigfork, MN $59,752 Birchdale, MN $59,764 Blackduck, MN $59,968

Bowstring, MN $59,822 Cass Lake, MN $60,059 Clearbrook, MN $60,084 Deer River, MN $59,868 Talmoon, MN $59,841 Effie, MN $59,702 Federal Dam, MN $59,976 Gonvick, MN $60,058

Gully, MN $60,013 Hines, MN $59,999 International Falls, MN $59,967 Kelliher, MN $59,930 Lengby, MN $60,081 Leonard, MN $60,040 Littlefork, MN $59,805 Loman, MN $59,793

Longville, MN $60,020 Marcell, MN $59,771 Margie, MN $59,740 Max, MN $59,828 Mizpah, MN $59,839 Northome, MN $59,831 Outing, MN $59,934 Pennington, MN $59,948

Ponemah, MN $60,060 Puposky, MN $60,016 Ranier, MN $60,208 Kabetogama, MN $59,745 Redby, MN $60,129 Redlake, MN $60,049 Remer, MN $59,889 Roosevelt, MN $59,957

Shevlin, MN $60,054 Solway, MN $60,070 South International Falls, MN $59,975 Spring Lake, MN $59,842 Squaw Lake, MN $59,833 Swift, MN $59,961 Tenstrike, MN $60,031 Trail, MN $59,991

Swanville, MN $60,779 Moorhead, MN $60,006 Upsala, MN $60,974 Villard, MN $60,399 Wahkon, MN $60,428 Waite Park, MN $61,484 West Union, MN $60,615 Brainerd, MN $60,318

Baxter, MN $60,391 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $60,109 Aitkin, MN $60,048 Akeley, MN $60,081 Aldrich, MN $60,144 Backus, MN $60,075 Benedict, MN $60,050 Bertha, MN $60,185

Browerville, MN $60,345 Clarissa, MN $60,269 Crosby, MN $60,109 Crosslake, MN $60,150 Cushing, MN $60,372 Deerwood, MN $60,157 Eagle Bend, MN $60,184 Emily, MN $59,989

Fifty Lakes, MN $59,991 Fort Ripley, MN $60,477 Garrison, MN $60,373 Hackensack, MN $60,066 Hewitt, MN $60,158 Ironton, MN $60,174 Jenkins, MN $60,152 Lake George, MN $60,103

Lake Hubert, MN $60,201 Laporte, MN $60,065 Menahga, MN $60,130 Merrifield, MN $60,155 Motley, MN $60,123 Nevis, MN $60,109 Nisswa, MN $60,207 Palisade, MN $59,852

Park Rapids, MN $60,147 Pequot Lakes, MN $60,162 Pillager, MN $60,190 Pine River, MN $60,081 Randall, MN $60,580 Sebeka, MN $60,098 Nimrod, MN $60,092 Staples, MN $60,168

Verndale, MN $60,127 Wadena, MN $60,218 Walker, MN $60,104 Detroit Lakes, MN $60,226 Ada, MN $60,047 Audubon, MN $60,147 Barnesville, MN $60,076 Battle Lake, MN $60,215

Bejou, MN $59,991 Beltrami, MN $60,039 Bluffton, MN $60,159 Borup, MN $60,041 Breckenridge, MN $60,279 Callaway, MN $60,082 Campbell, MN $60,139 Climax, MN $59,938

Clitherall, MN $60,176 Comstock, MN $60,068 Deer Creek, MN $60,159 Dent, MN $60,172 Dilworth, MN $60,001 Elbow Lake, MN $60,195 Elizabeth, MN $60,158 Erhard, MN $60,142

Erskine, MN $60,092 Felton, MN $60,029 Fergus Falls, MN $60,258 Fertile, MN $60,064 Flom, MN $60,036 Fosston, MN $60,110 Foxhome, MN $60,094 Frazee, MN $60,162

Gary, MN $59,993 Halstad, MN $60,084 Wabasha, MN $61,759 Hawley, MN $60,039 Hendrum, MN $60,069 Henning, MN $60,184 Hitterdal, MN $60,044 Kent, MN $60,106

Lake Park, MN $60,055 Mcintosh, MN $60,090 Mahnomen, MN $60,088 Wilton, MN $60,054 Waskish, MN $59,808 Williams, MN $59,966 Mountain Iron, MN $59,636 Cotton, MN $59,762

Wayzata, MN $64,491 Navarre, MN $64,498 Young America, MN $63,017 Winsted, MN $62,372 Winthrop, MN $61,294 Zimmerman, MN $62,101 Minneapolis, MN $65,105 Nashwauk, MN $59,643

Orr, MN $59,664 Nett Lake, MN $60,050 Pengilly, MN $59,672 Virginia, MN $59,744 Saginaw, MN $59,855 Sawyer, MN $59,862 Side Lake, MN $59,647 Soudan, MN $59,826

Sturgeon Lake, MN $60,093 Swan River, MN $59,658 Swatara, MN $59,809 Taconite, MN $59,874 Tamarack, MN $59,798 Tower, MN $59,734 Twig, MN $59,872 Warba, MN $59,714

Willow River, MN $60,145 Winton, MN $60,104 Wrenshall, MN $59,878 Wright, MN $59,840 Duluth, MN $59,882 Rochester, MN $62,481 Adams, MN $61,239 Altura, MN $61,378

Austin, MN $61,597 Blooming Prairie, MN $61,957 Brownsdale, MN $61,821 Brownsville, MN $58,909 Dundas, MN $62,721 Elko New Market, MN $63,568 Faribault, MN $62,150 Farmington, MN $63,738

Forest Lake, MN $63,861 Frontenac, MN $61,843 Goodhue, MN $62,189 Grandy, MN $61,981 Grasston, MN $60,962 Hampton, MN $63,364 Harris, MN $62,092 Hastings, MN $63,533

Henriette, MN $60,979 Hinckley, MN $60,190 Hugo, MN $64,100 Isanti, MN $62,809 Lake City, MN $62,032 Lake Elmo, MN $64,185 Lakeland, MN $63,779 Lakeville, MN $63,885

Lindstrom, MN $62,984 Lonsdale, MN $62,924 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $63,615 Medford, MN $61,948 Mora, MN $60,650 Morristown, MN $61,935 Nerstrand, MN $62,008 Newport, MN $64,413

North Branch, MN $62,733 Northfield, MN $62,979 Owatonna, MN $61,929 Pine City, MN $61,007 Randolph, MN $63,179 Red Wing, MN $62,061 Rock Creek, MN $61,428 Rosemount, MN $64,108

Rush City, MN $61,646 Saint Francis, MN $63,161 Saint Paul Park, MN $64,266 Sandstone, MN $60,171 Scandia, MN $63,411 Shafer, MN $62,772 South Saint Paul, MN $64,556 Inver Grove Heights, MN $64,403

Waverly, MN $62,446 Byron, MN $62,485 Caledonia, MN $59,173 Canton, MN $60,359 Chatfield, MN $61,808 Claremont, MN $62,106 Dakota, MN $59,047 Dexter, MN $61,929

Dodge Center, MN $62,198 Dover, MN $61,945 Eitzen, MN $59,173 Elgin, MN $62,324 Elkton, MN $61,705 Eyota, MN $62,276 Fountain, MN $61,363 Grand Meadow, MN $61,900

Harmony, MN $60,562 Hayfield, MN $62,101 Hokah, MN $58,761 Homer, MN $59,467 Houston, MN $59,292 Kasson, MN $62,342 Kellogg, MN $61,647 Kenyon, MN $62,222

La Crescent, MN $58,748 Lanesboro, MN $60,575 Lansing, MN $61,713 Le Roy, MN $61,025 Lewiston, MN $60,648 Lyle, MN $60,999 Mabel, MN $60,190 Mantorville, MN $62,335

Mazeppa, MN $62,248 Millville, MN $62,188 Minnesota City, MN $60,682 Oronoco, MN $62,485 Ostrander, MN $61,598 Peterson, MN $60,467 Pine Island, MN $62,336 Plainview, MN $61,970

Preston, MN $60,857 Racine, MN $62,112 Reads Landing, MN $61,749 Rollingstone, MN $60,943 Rose Creek, MN $61,282 Rushford, MN $60,049 Saint Charles, MN $61,644 Sargeant, MN $62,004

Spring Grove, MN $59,664 Spring Valley, MN $61,786 Stewartville, MN $62,275 Taopi, MN $61,112 Utica, MN $61,092 Ellsworth, MN $58,328 Fulda, MN $60,083 Garvin, MN $60,268

Hardwick, MN $58,145 Hendricks, MN $60,053 Heron Lake, MN $60,364 Hills, MN $57,308 Holland, MN $59,309 Ihlen, MN $58,197 Iona, MN $59,536 Ivanhoe, MN $60,177

Jackson, MN $60,354 Jasper, MN $57,919 Jeffers, MN $60,359 Kanaranzi, MN $58,175 Kenneth, MN $58,541 Lake Benton, MN $59,740 Lakefield, MN $60,268 Lake Wilson, MN $59,553

Lamberton, MN $60,305 Leota, MN $59,072 Lismore, MN $59,018 Luverne, MN $57,900 Lynd, MN $60,301 Magnolia, MN $58,276 Mountain Lake, MN $60,464 Odin, MN $60,450

Okabena, MN $60,343 Ormsby, MN $60,480 Pipestone, MN $58,977 Reading, MN $59,586 Revere, MN $60,276 Round Lake, MN $60,157 Rushmore, MN $59,215 Russell, MN $60,264

Ruthton, MN $59,631 Sherburn, MN $60,434 Slayton, MN $59,906 Steen, MN $57,723 Storden, MN $60,340 Tracy, MN $60,329 Trimont, MN $60,514 Trosky, MN $58,338

Tyler, MN $59,976 Walnut Grove, MN $60,289 Welcome, MN $60,515 Westbrook, MN $60,342 Wilmont, MN $59,383 Woodstock, MN $59,248 Worthington, MN $59,915 Beaver Bay, MN $59,849

Brimson, MN $59,653 Finland, MN $59,760 Grand Marais, MN $59,883 Grand Portage, MN $59,835 Hovland, MN $59,818 Isabella, MN $59,631 Knife River, MN $59,868 Lutsen, MN $59,852

Schroeder, MN $59,816 Silver Bay, MN $59,852 Tofte, MN $59,790 Two Harbors, MN $59,874 Adolph, MN $59,882 Alborn, MN $59,799 Angora, MN $59,603 Askov, MN $60,213

Aurora, MN $59,778 Babbitt, MN $59,770 Barnum, MN $59,884 Biwabik, MN $59,842 Bovey, MN $59,746 Britt, MN $59,643 Brookston, MN $59,833 Bruno, MN $60,077

Buhl, MN $59,682 Calumet, MN $59,879 Canyon, MN $59,813 Carlton, MN $59,871 Chisholm, MN $59,675 Cloquet, MN $59,864 Cohasset, MN $59,915 Coleraine, MN $60,034

Cook, MN $59,661 Albertville, MN $63,199 Annandale, MN $61,584 Anoka, MN $63,695 Andover, MN $64,097 Hopkins, MN $64,861 Burnsville, MN $64,307 Arlington, MN $62,014

Becker, MN $61,687 Big Lake, MN $62,026 Bird Island, MN $60,331 Osseo, MN $64,409 Brownton, MN $61,508 Buffalo, MN $62,618 Buffalo Lake, MN $60,796 Carver, MN $63,658

Champlin, MN $64,375 Chanhassen, MN $64,328 Chaska, MN $63,973 Clear Lake, MN $61,424 Clearwater, MN $61,412 Cokato, MN $61,708 Cologne, MN $63,422 Crystal Bay, MN $64,331

Darwin, MN $61,443 Dassel, MN $61,667 Dayton, MN $64,073 Delano, MN $63,361 Eden Valley, MN $61,278 Elk River, MN $63,032 Excelsior, MN $64,221 Fairfax, MN $60,431

Franklin, MN $60,332 Gaylord, MN $61,736 Gibbon, MN $60,789 Glencoe, MN $62,018 Green Isle, MN $62,340 Hamburg, MN $62,780 Hamel, MN $64,256 Hanover, MN $63,650

Hector, MN $60,484 Eden Prairie, MN $64,670 Minnetonka, MN $64,638 Maple Plain, MN $64,061 Howard Lake, MN $62,034 Hutchinson, MN $61,454 Jordan, MN $63,672 Kimball, MN $61,365

Lester Prairie, MN $62,461 Litchfield, MN $61,217 Long Lake, MN $64,338 Loretto, MN $63,803 Maple Lake, MN $61,798 Mayer, MN $63,038 Dennison, MN $62,141 Stacy, MN $63,282

Stanchfield, MN $61,711 Stillwater, MN $63,941 Taylors Falls, MN $62,284 Vermillion, MN $63,632 Warsaw, MN $62,084 Webster, MN $63,309 Welch, MN $62,538 Willernie, MN $64,328

Wyoming, MN $63,561 Saint Paul, MN $64,782 Mendota, MN $64,846 Minnetonka Beach, MN $64,350 Monticello, MN $62,000 Montrose, MN $62,845 Mound, MN $64,016 New Auburn, MN $62,006

New Germany, MN $62,813 Norwood Young America, MN $62,995 Plato, MN $62,577 Princeton, MN $61,696 Prior Lake, MN $64,036 Rockford, MN $63,645 Rogers, MN $63,905 Saint Bonifacius, MN $63,806

Saint Michael, MN $63,297 Santiago, MN $61,616 Savage, MN $64,385 Shakopee, MN $64,124 Silver Creek, MN $61,681 Silver Lake, MN $61,920 South Haven, MN $61,424 Norwood, MN $62,956

Spring Park, MN $64,181 Stewart, MN $61,080 Victoria, MN $63,977 Waconia, MN $63,563 Watertown, MN $63,316 Watkins, MN $61,332 Wanamingo, MN $62,234 West Concord, MN $62,197

Winona, MN $59,755 Stockton, MN $60,551 Wykoff, MN $61,623 Zumbro Falls, MN $62,258 Zumbrota, MN $62,227 Mankato, MN $61,404 Albert Lea, MN $61,255 Alden, MN $60,797

Amboy, MN $60,655 Belle Plaine, MN $63,166 Blue Earth, MN $60,556 Bricelyn, MN $60,593 Clarks Grove, MN $61,355 Cleveland, MN $61,970 Comfrey, MN $60,385 Willmar, MN $60,703

Alberta, MN $60,169 Appleton, MN $60,239 Atwater, MN $60,862 Barry, MN $60,200 Beardsley, MN $59,945 Bellingham, MN $60,045 Belview, MN $60,226 Benson, MN $60,292

Blomkest, MN $60,321 Boyd, MN $60,211 Browns Valley, MN $59,970 Canby, MN $60,104 Chokio, MN $60,172 Clara City, MN $60,311 Clarkfield, MN $60,256 Clements, MN $60,311

Clinton, MN $60,048 Clontarf, MN $60,198 Correll, MN $60,094 Cosmos, MN $60,843 Cottonwood, MN $60,277 Danube, MN $60,289 Danvers, MN $60,175 Dawson, MN $60,251

Donnelly, MN $60,168 Dumont, MN $60,088 Echo, MN $60,212 Ghent, MN $60,307 Graceville, MN $60,057 Granite Falls, MN $60,308 Grove City, MN $60,999 Hancock, MN $60,241

Hanley Falls, MN $60,239 Herman, MN $60,147 Holloway, MN $60,168 Kandiyohi, MN $60,746 Kerkhoven, MN $60,292 Lake Lillian, MN $60,565 Lucan, MN $60,261 Madison, MN $60,125

Marietta, MN $59,916 Marshall, MN $60,392 Maynard, MN $60,244 Milan, MN $60,251 Milroy, MN $60,248 Minneota, MN $60,289 Montevideo, MN $60,319 Morgan, MN $60,357

Firefighter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Firefighter roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Firefighter positions in Software & Networking or Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Firefighter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Firefighter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$89,288	$43.0	40%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$70,155	$34.0	10%

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

Understanding how a 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 July 01, 2026

$57,818

Average $63,777/year

$70,853

$4,818

Average $5,315/month

$5,904

$1,112

Average $1,226/week

$1,363

$28

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,853	$5,904	$1,363	$34
Average	$63,777	$5,315	$1,226	$31
25th Percentile	$57,818	$4,818	$1,112	$28

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