Firefighter Supervisor Training and Jobs
Training and Education
Successful employees find it useful to have work experience in a related occupation. According to recent surveys, 17% of firefighter supervisors had received a degree. Workers with some schooling beyond high school, but not a college degree, total about 64%. A high school degree was all that was needed for 18% of employees.
Area Job Conditions
Looking at firefighter supervisors per capita, Flagstaff (Arizona), Redding (California), and Kingman (Arizona) rise to the top of the list. Fort Worth (Texas), Austin (Texas), and Houston (Texas) have the fewest per capita.
The highest salaries for workers are in and around San Francisco (California), Oakland (California), and Chicago (Illinois). The lowest-paying areas are Lake Charles (Louisiana), Scranton (Pennsylvania), and Springfield (Illinois).
Firefighter Supervisors by Metropolitan Area (city and its surroundings)
In the table below, a Job Density near 0% means the area has an average number of people in this occupation, for its population. A higher or lower Job Density (e.g., +22% or -45%) tells you there are that many more or fewer workers of that type there than in the average US metro area. So, the higher the number, the more common the occupation.
Alabama
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | $57,000 | 40 | +222% |
| Birmingham | $74,000 | 200 | +26% |
| Montgomery | $57,000 | 70 | +38% |
Alaska
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | $70,000 | 80 | +53% |
Arizona
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff | $60,000 | 100 | +518% |
| Kingman | $56,000 | 80 | +499% |
| Phoenix | $82,000 | 1,160 | +102% |
| Prescott | $85,000 | 60 | +288% |
| Tucson | $59,000 | 300 | +174% |
Arkansas
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville | $58,000 | 130 | +103% |
| Fort Smith | $53,000 | 70 | +86% |
| Little Rock | $56,000 | 180 | +62% |
California
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chico | $62,000 | 60 | +194% |
| Fresno | $74,000 | 110 | +8% |
| Merced | $72,000 | 30 | +84% |
| Oakland | $135,000 | 120 | -63% |
| Oxnard | $117,000 | 30 | -68% |
| Redding | $60,000 | 80 | +362% |
| Riverside | $79,000 | 520 | +33% |
| Sacramento | $84,000 | 220 | -22% |
| Salinas | $80,000 | 100 | +101% |
| San Diego | $84,000 | 270 | -37% |
| San Francisco | $124,000 | 140 | -57% |
| San Jose | $111,000 | 130 | -55% |
| San Luis Obispo | $65,000 | 100 | +259% |
| Santa Ana | $152,000 | 80 | -83% |
| Santa Cruz | $73,000 | 70 | +169% |
| Santa Rosa | $90,000 | 80 | +47% |
| Stockton | $111,000 | 40 | -39% |
| Visalia | $72,000 | 50 | +21% |
Colorado
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder | $75,000 | 70 | +47% |
| Colorado Springs | $60,000 | 60 | -25% |
| Denver | $81,000 | 460 | +13% |
| Greeley | $79,000 | 50 | +134% |
Connecticut
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgeport | $75,000 | 230 | +67% |
| Hartford | $73,000 | 370 | +99% |
| New Haven | $76,000 | 70 | -19% |
| Norwich | $67,000 | 60 | +60% |
Delaware
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | $82,000 | 40 | -62% |
District of Columbia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $86,000 | 890 | +12% |
Florida
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral | $89,000 | 90 | +48% |
| Deltona | $70,000 | 50 | +5% |
| Fort Lauderdale | $89,000 | 470 | +107% |
| Fort Walton Beach | $63,000 | 30 | +33% |
| Lakeland | $59,000 | 60 | +1% |
| Naples | $90,000 | 40 | +17% |
| Orlando | $68,000 | 290 | -12% |
| Palm Bay | $68,000 | 100 | +61% |
| Panama City | $59,000 | 30 | +49% |
| Port St Lucie | $88,000 | 120 | +230% |
| Sarasota | $79,000 | 70 | -10% |
| Tampa | $69,000 | 470 | +26% |
| West Palm Beach | $91,000 | 220 | +31% |
Georgia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $55,000 | 1,320 | +75% |
| Augusta | $52,000 | 70 | +8% |
Hawaii
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honolulu | $84,000 | 270 | +90% |
Idaho
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | $70,000 | 90 | +8% |
| Coeur Dalene | $61,000 | 40 | +178% |
Illinois
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | $104,000 | 2,420 | +97% |
| Rockford | $64,000 | 40 | -8% |
| Springfield | $60,000 | 60 | +83% |
Indiana
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary | $57,000 | 80 | -7% |
| Indianapolis | $70,000 | 300 | +3% |
| South Bend | $57,000 | 40 | +1% |
Iowa
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | 40 | -32% | |
| Des Moines | $61,000 | 130 | +23% |
| Waterloo | $59,000 | 40 | +56% |
Kansas
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | $53,000 | 230 | +150% |
Kentucky
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | $64,000 | 220 | +12% |
Louisiana
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | $51,000 | 230 | +92% |
| New Orleans | $53,000 | 520 | +203% |
Maine
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor | $54,000 | 40 | +125% |
| Portland | $57,000 | 60 | -5% |
Maryland
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | $89,000 | 590 | +38% |
Massachusetts
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstable Town | $64,000 | 80 | +166% |
| Boston | $73,000 | 1,320 | +132% |
| Brockton | $83,000 | 50 | +85% |
| Framingham | $61,000 | 140 | +175% |
| Haverhill | $55,000 | 90 | +268% |
| Lawrence | $67,000 | 70 | +305% |
| Lowell | $69,000 | 100 | +172% |
| Peabody | $67,000 | 110 | +257% |
| Springfield | $59,000 | 240 | +152% |
| Worcester | $72,000 | 110 | +38% |
Michigan
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor | $54,000 | 30 | -43% |
| Flint | $45,000 | 80 | +100% |
| Grand Rapids | $63,000 | 80 | -34% |
| Kalamazoo | $62,000 | 50 | +19% |
| Lansing | $57,000 | 80 | +28% |
| Warren | $69,000 | 260 | -26% |
Minnesota
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth | $48,000 | 80 | +100% |
| Minneapolis | $67,000 | 430 | -26% |
Mississippi
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport | $57,000 | 40 | +22% |
Missouri
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | $64,000 | 40 | +68% |
| Joplin | $45,000 | 40 | +70% |
| Kansas City | $64,000 | 300 | -9% |
| Springfield | $48,000 | 60 | 0% |
| St Louis | $65,000 | 550 | +26% |
Montana
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula | $58,000 | 60 | +301% |
Nebraska
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | $57,000 | 60 | +20% |
Nevada
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | $87,000 | 310 | +12% |
| Reno | $68,000 | 130 | +116% |
New Hampshire
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua | $67,000 | 80 | +89% |
| Rochester | $58,000 | 30 | +95% |
New Jersey
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | $91,000 | 120 | -29% |
| Edison | $86,000 | 130 | -61% |
| Newark | $102,000 | 570 | +75% |
| Trenton | $91,000 | 90 | +25% |
New Mexico
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | $53,000 | 90 | -28% |
| Farmington | $55,000 | 40 | +184% |
New York
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | $68,000 | 230 | +58% |
| Buffalo | $81,000 | 330 | +84% |
| Nassau | $80,000 | 160 | -61% |
| Poughkeepsie | $73,000 | 60 | -24% |
| Rochester | $79,000 | 180 | +10% |
North Carolina
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville | $55,000 | 130 | +134% |
| Burlington | $44,000 | 30 | +83% |
| Charlotte | $58,000 | 750 | +169% |
| Durham | $49,000 | 80 | -9% |
| Fayetteville | $55,000 | 100 | +157% |
| Goldsboro | $54,000 | 30 | +166% |
| Greensboro | $59,000 | 230 | +101% |
| Hickory | $49,000 | 80 | +75% |
| Raleigh | $62,000 | 410 | +145% |
| Wilmington | $55,000 | 130 | +208% |
| Winston Salem | $48,000 | 120 | +80% |
Ohio
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | $61,000 | 120 | +16% |
| Canton | $41,000 | 50 | -4% |
| Cincinnati | $62,000 | 410 | +24% |
| Cleveland | $74,000 | 490 | +47% |
| Columbus | $75,000 | 350 | +17% |
| Dayton | $66,000 | 180 | +46% |
| Toledo | $63,000 | 40 | -58% |
| Youngstown | $52,000 | 70 | -3% |
Oklahoma
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | $73,000 | 520 | +177% |
Oregon
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bend | $75,000 | 70 | +281% |
| Eugene | $65,000 | 140 | +221% |
| Portland | $78,000 | 590 | +77% |
| Salem | $68,000 | 80 | +73% |
Pennsylvania
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | $64,000 | 40 | -64% |
| Harrisburg | $68,000 | 40 | -61% |
| Pittsburgh | 210 | -44% | |
| Scranton | $52,000 | 60 | -28% |
South Carolina
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | $52,000 | 190 | +107% |
| Columbia | $51,000 | 130 | +15% |
| Florence | $38,000 | 40 | +70% |
| Greenville | $50,000 | 130 | +36% |
| Myrtle Beach | $39,000 | 100 | +201% |
| Spartanburg | $45,000 | 70 | +98% |
Tennessee
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | $53,000 | 210 | +191% |
| Knoxville | $59,000 | 120 | +12% |
| Memphis | $63,000 | 150 | -25% |
| Nashville | $57,000 | 350 | +45% |
Texas
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin | $67,000 | 380 | +48% |
| Beaumont | $62,000 | 120 | +139% |
| Brownsville | $51,000 | 40 | 0% |
| Dallas | $73,000 | 900 | +31% |
| Fort Worth | $75,000 | 320 | +14% |
| Houston | $60,000 | 1,080 | +25% |
| Killeen | $54,000 | 50 | +26% |
| Longview | 60 | +108% | |
| Mcallen | $49,000 | 90 | +24% |
| San Antonio | $76,000 | 360 | +27% |
Utah
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden | $42,000 | 60 | -4% |
| Provo | $59,000 | 50 | -6% |
| Salt Lake City | $67,000 | 100 | -49% |
Virginia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | $75,000 | 370 | +85% |
| Roanoke | $63,000 | 80 | +65% |
| Virginia Beach | $67,000 | 510 | +107% |
Washington
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremerton | $92,000 | 40 | +61% |
| Kennewick | $87,000 | 50 | +65% |
| Longview | $73,000 | 30 | +234% |
| Olympia | $89,000 | 110 | +268% |
| Seattle | $94,000 | 800 | +74% |
| Spokane | $87,000 | 150 | +132% |
| Tacoma | $92,000 | 210 | +149% |
| Wenatchee | $65,000 | 30 | +179% |
| Yakima | $72,000 | 50 | +100% |
West Virginia
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston | $41,000 | 30 | -34% |
Wisconsin
| City and Area | Median Salary | Employees | Job Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | $64,000 | 30 | -43% |
| Madison | $69,000 | 30 | -72% |
| Milwaukee | $61,000 | 190 | -30% |
*FOOTNOTES: Job Facts salary and numbers data is based on US Department of Labor Statistics data for 2011. Other data on page may be from earlier years. Typical salary is given as median salary, where 50% in the job make more and 50% less. Salary range is Job Hunt's estimates of typical starting salary as being at the 10th percentile of reported pay and typical top end salary, for the most senior workers, as being at the 90th. Job openings is an estimate of new jobs every year due to growth plus those leaving the field. Where NA is given data is not available. Suggested studies is based on Job Hunt research, suggesting a minimum degree level that is judged to offer the best opportunities for entry-level employment. This Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers schools and career page was originally researched by CityTownInfo.com.