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Fire Assistant Salary
in Melbourne, Florida

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$69,917 (USD)

Average Salary

$34/hr

Average Hourly

$2,328

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Fire Assistant is $69,917 a year and $34 an hour in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The average salary range for a Fire Assistant is between $49,501 and $84,670. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Fire Assistant. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Melbourne, Florida.

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Estimated salary in 2029:
$78,535
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Melbourne, Florida

Melbourne Cost of Living Score:

Description: Melbourne ( MEL-bərn) is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located 72 miles (116 km) southeast of Orlando and 175 miles (282 km) northwest of Miami. It had population of 84,678 at the 2020 United States Decennial Census, up from 76,068 at the 2010 census. The municipality is the second-largest in the county by both size and population. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1969, the city was expanded by merging with nearby Eau Gallie. The city is also home to the National Weather Service office that serves East Central Florida...
Description:
  • Advises local governments, public, and timber interests on prevention and control of forest fires: inspects forest areas and standby fire fighting crews in fire prevention and control program.
  • Prepares public-information materials and campaigns on fire prevention techniques.
  • Gives instructions to fire fighting crews in methods of controlling forest fires, considering such factors as terrain, wind conditions, history of rainfall in fire area, and location of population centers.
  • Gives public lectures to campers, youth groups, and hunters to promote responsible use of fire and inflammable materials in forest areas.
  • May direct activities of fire suppression crews.
  • May participate in fighting fires.

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Fire Assistant is $69,917 a year and $34 an hour in Melbourne, Florida, United States. The average salary range for a Fire Assistant is between $49,501 and $84,670. On average, a High School Degree is the highest level of education for a Fire Assistant. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Melbourne, Florida.

ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.

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Job Statistics

Fire Assistant Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Business Operations Specialists, All Other

Job family population: 1,103,440

Estimated population of Fire Assistant jobs: 139,563

Rate of error: 0.4%

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Melbourne Cost of Living Score:

Description: Melbourne ( MEL-bərn) is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. It is located 72 miles (116 km) southeast of Orlando and 175 miles (282 km) northwest of Miami. It had population of 84,678 at the 2020 United States Decennial Census, up from 76,068 at the 2010 census. The municipality is the second-largest in the county by both size and population. Melbourne is a principal city of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 1969, the city was expanded by merging with nearby Eau Gallie. The city is also home to the National Weather Service office that serves East Central Florida...
Description:
  • Advises local governments, public, and timber interests on prevention and control of forest fires: inspects forest areas and standby fire fighting crews in fire prevention and control program.
  • Prepares public-information materials and campaigns on fire prevention techniques.
  • Gives instructions to fire fighting crews in methods of controlling forest fires, considering such factors as terrain, wind conditions, history of rainfall in fire area, and location of population centers.
  • Gives public lectures to campers, youth groups, and hunters to promote responsible use of fire and inflammable materials in forest areas.
  • May direct activities of fire suppression crews.
  • May participate in fighting fires.
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