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UK salary report · 2026

Firefighter Salary

Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 55,000 jobs.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary

£40,775

gross, per year

▲ 0.8% change on the previous year

Mean

£39,188

Jobs measured

55,000

What most firefighters actually earn

Half of firefighters earn between £30,655 and £49,455. Earning above £49,455 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of firefighters earn less than this.

10th
£10,124
25th
£30,655
30th
£35,565
40th
£39,105
50th
£40,775
60th
£44,584
70th
£48,367
75th
£49,455
80th
£51,113
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Firefighter salary by region

7 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.

Region Median Mean
London £49,992 £53,204
North East £44,351 £42,921
West Midlands £39,871 £38,717
South East £39,753 £36,539
East £38,697 £37,503
East Midlands £38,258 £33,651
Yorkshire and The Humber £37,007 £39,772

Where this figure comes from

ONS occupation group
Fire service officers (watch manager and below)
SOC 2020 code
3313
Measure
Gross annual pay, all employees
Edition
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional

ONS doesn't measure “firefighter” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Fire service officers (watch manager and below)”, which includes this role alongside others.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.

Firefighter salary FAQs

What is the average Firefighter salary in UK?

The median is £40,775 a year and the mean is £39,188, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good Firefighter salary?

Half of firefighters earn between £30,655 and £49,455. Anything above £49,455 is in the top quarter for the role.

Is this figure official?

Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 55,000 jobs in this occupation.

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