24. Delaware
Cost of Living Index: 102.6
Hourly wage: $21.39
Employment: 480
After Alaska, we are going south to Delaware which is 24th place on this list. There are fewer firefighters in this state than Alaska. One bad thing for Delaware firefighters is their salary, which s very small amount of money if we consider the living cost index. In general, not good state for firefighters as the rest of states from this list.