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Firefighter in Georgia

Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation lists 2 job classes for this work in the Georgia state pay plan: Firefighter, Firefighter Non Exempt.

$28,571 – $43,475
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$46,550
median pay in GA, all employers
12,700
workers in GA (SOC 33-2011)

Sources: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Georgia state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 10, 2024. These are the ranges Georgia sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Firefighter
Class PST080
Grade E
$28,571 – $43,475 a year
Firefighter Non Exempt
Class PST080NE
Grade E
$28,571 – $43,475 a year

Schedule: Georgia Statewide Distribution Salary Plan (SWD), effective July 10, 2024. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Georgia, all employers Sourced

Firefighters (SOC 33-2011) in Georgia, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureGA
Workers12,700
10th percentile$33,000
Median$46,550
90th percentile$61,510
National median, government employers$60,050

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Employers in Georgia

235 fire departments in Georgia, largest City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Gwinnett County Department of Fire & Emergency Services, DeKalb County Department of Fire & Rescue Services.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration (FEMA), National Fire Department Registry. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Georgia

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Firefighter page.

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