City of Springfield, MA / Firefighter
Role across City of Springfield, MA
Firefighter
Respond to fires and emergencies, perform rescue and medical aid, and carry out prevention and inspection.
194 people hold the Firefighter role across 4 departments in City of Springfield, MA, with a median total compensation of $82,715. Among 20 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Springfield, MA ranks #9 by median pay.
- Employees
- 194
- Median pay
- $82,715
- Departments
- 4
- Cross-jurisdiction
- #9 of 20
Compared with the local labor market
Firefighter pay vs. the Springfield, MA area
Across all employers in the Springfield, MA area, the median wage for Firefighters — about 830 people — is $66,720. City of Springfield, MA pays a median base salary of $83,056 for this role, 24% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where City of Springfield, MA sits in the local pay range
The bar is the range of annual wages for Firefighters across every employer in the Springfield, MA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows City of Springfield, MA’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. City of Springfield, MA’s median base salary is 40% above that national figure, about the 79th 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 Springfield, MA range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 188 of 194 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 City of Springfield, MA is $82,715, 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 City of Springfield, MA
Departments with this role
Largest City of Springfield, MA departments for this role
Departments in City of Springfield, MA employing the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.