Fireman Salary in Ohio
A fireman, also referred to a as a firefighter, responds to fire emergencies to extinguish fires and provide emergency care to individuals. Most firemen in Ohio work for local government agencies and the state. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2009, Ohio had the highest concentration of firemen in the U.S. BLS also reported median salaries for firemen in Ohio.
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Average Salary
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Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 19,480 firefighters in Ohio in May 2009. Annual median wages were $40,240. The 25th percentile earned $26,480 per year and the 75th percentile earned $54,960 per year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $20,160 per year and the highest 10 percent earned more than $64,400 per year.
Hourly Wages
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Firemen in Ohio work part-time or full-time and some earn hourly wages. Median hourly wages were $19.34. The 25th percentile earned $12.73 per hour and the 75th percentile earned $26.42 per hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $9.69 per hour and the highest 10 percent earned more than $30.96 per hour.
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Location
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Among the Bureau of Labor Statistics metropolitan areas in Ohio, the most firemen were in the Cleveland area, where annual median wages were $47,210 or $22.70 per hour. In the Columbus area, annual median wages were $49,290 per year or $23.70 per hour and in the Cincinnati area, firemen earned annual mean wages of $36,260 or $17.43 per hour.
National Comparison
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The median salary for a fireman nationally was $45,050 or $21.66 per hour. The 25th percentile earned $32,000 or $15.38 per hour and the 75th percentile earned $59,650 or $28.68 per hour. The national median salary was approximately 10.7 percent higher than the median salary for firemen in Ohio.
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