SALARY · FIREFIGHTERS · CONNECTICUT

Firefighters salary in Connecticut

People ask me what a job pays, and my honest answer is always: it depends on the state. For firefighters in Connecticut, the middle of the field earned $77,630 a year. Use that as your anchor, then look at experience, employer size and city before you judge any single offer.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$77,630

$37 per hour at the median · That is $18,350 (31.0 percent) above the national median of $59,280 for this occupation.

$73,760Mean annual salary
$35Mean hourly wage
$2,970People employed in this job in Connecticut

Salary range

25th: $64,180Median: $77,63075th: $81,810
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$64,180
Median (50th percentile)$77,630
75th percentile$81,810
Mean$73,760

The middle half of workers earned from $64,180 to $81,810 a year. Hourly pay matters if your hours vary. An annual figure can look strong while the hourly rate tells a different story, especially in jobs with seasonal hours or overtime. Check both before you compare two offers.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED PAY BEFORE STATE TAX

$63,443 a year
$5,287 a month
Federal tax $8,249 · FICA $5,939

State tax is not in this figure. State tax for Connecticut is not included in this figure, because the verified $50,000 and $100,000 hand checks rest on Tables C, D and E, and the full schedules for those tables are not encoded for every salary in this build. Treat this figure as before state tax, not as a final take-home figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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