smoke jumper salary

A smokejumper earns around $16.00 per hour while a smokejumper foreman earns about $24.00 per hour. Smokejumpers are paid nothing extra for making parachute jumps; however, they do receive hazard pay equivalent to 25 percent of their base pay when working on an uncontrolled wildfire.

Smokejumpers must provide their own boots, watch, and knife for the job. Smokejumpers may be reimbursed for boots up to $500.00 once every five years. When firefighters are away working fires in travel status, they are either provided with meals or reimbursed for the cost of meals taken.