How much do wildland firefighters make a year?

About $59,280 a year at the median hourly rate full time (BLS, May 2025). The average is $63,630 a year.

Straight answer · Wildland firefighters

Wildland firefighters make about $28.50 an hour.

Q: How much do wildland firefighters make?

The middle wildland firefighter on a payroll earns $28.50 an hour, about $59,280 a year full time. The average is $63,630 a year.

The middle wildland firefighter on a payroll earns $28.50 an hour, about $59,280 a year full time. The average is $63,630 a year.Verified

Wildland firefighters, U.S.	Pay
Middle (median) hourly	$28.50
Middle hourly × 2,080 hours	$59,280
Average (mean) yearly	$63,630

Median hourly and mean yearly are verified from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (released May 2026), occupation “Firefighters.” The yearly figure from the median is calculated. BLS does not split out wildland crews; this is the BLS figure for all firefighters. Federal wildland crews are paid on federal pay tables. These are paychecks for people on someone else's payroll, before taxes.

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