Miami-Dade County / Firefighter
Role across Miami-Dade County
Firefighter
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
1,493 people hold the Firefighter role across 1 department in Miami-Dade County, with a median total compensation of $115,473. Among 20 jurisdictions where this role is reported, Miami-Dade County ranks #6 by median pay.
- Employees
- 1,493
- Median pay
- $115,473
- Departments
- 1
- Cross-jurisdiction
- #6 of 20
Compared with the local labor market
Firefighter pay vs. the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area
Across all employers in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 6,600 people — is $75,710. Miami-Dade County pays a median base salary of $115,473 for this role, 53% above that figure — about the 89th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Miami-Dade County sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Miami-Dade County’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Firefighters — about 345,990 people — is $59,280. Miami-Dade County’s median base salary is 95% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 1,479 of 1,493 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Miami-Dade County is $115,473, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Firefighter pay in other jurisdictions
Where Firefighters are paid most
Median total compensation for comparable Firefighter roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.
Within Miami-Dade County
Department with this role
The Miami-Dade County department holding this role
The one department in Miami-Dade County that reports this role. The bar links to that department’s page for it.