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Washington Firefighter Salaries by Department

Starting pay at 17 Washington fire departments, taken from the pay figures each department published in its own job postings over the last two years. Across 23 current Washington listings with annual pay, the average starting salary is $90,457.

Highest recent entry-level starting pay in Washington

  1. 1. Mountlake Terrace Fire Department $111,676 (Lateral Firefighter EMT, August 2026)
  2. 2. City of Bellingham Fire Department $108,444 (Experienced Firefighter and Experienced Firefighter/Paramedic, August 2026)
  3. 3. Sumner Fire Department $107,448 (Firefighter/EMT-Basic, July 2026)
  4. 4. Snohomish County Fire Protection District #15 $96,114 (AIRPORT FIREFIGHTER/MECHANIC I, July 2026)
  5. 5. Kirkland Fire Department $93,093 (Entry Level Firefighter (Multiple Vacancies), May 2026)

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All Washington departments with posted pay

DepartmentStarting pay postedPostings
Mountlake Terrace Fire Department · Mountlake Terrace$99,268 to $130,2894
City of DuPont Fire Department · DuPont$74,854 to $79,8462
Anacortes Fire Department · Anacortes$148,3551
Bainbridge Island Fire Department · Bainbridge Island$89,7191
City of Bellingham Fire Department · Bellingham$108,4441
City of Spokane Fire Department · Spokane$118,9951
Guemes Island Fire Department - Skagit County Fire Protection District # 17 · Anacortes$131,8111
Kirkland Fire Department · Kirkland$93,0931
Kitsap County Fire District #12 · Bremerton$158,5561
Lynden Fire Department · Lynden$84,9171
Pierce County Fire District #21 (Graham Fire & Rescue) · Graham$87,5401
Renton Regional Fire Authority · Renton$148,0001
S.E. Thurston Fire Authority · Yelm$84,5971
Snohomish County Fire Protection District #15 · Tulalip$96,1141
South Kitsap Fire and Rescue · Port Orchard$90,9981
Sumner Fire Department · Sumner$107,4481
Snoqualmie Pass Fire & Rescue · Snoqualmie Pass$42.75/hr1

Figures are as each department listed them in closed postings. Current openings show their pay to FireJobs members.

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