Consideration under American law. Consideration is the central concept in the common law of contracts and is required, in most cases, for a contract to be enforceable. Consideration is the price one pays for another's promise. It can take a number of forms: money, property, a promise, the doing of an act, or even refraining from doing an act. In broad terms, if one agrees to do something he was not otherwise legally obligated to do, it may be said that he has given consideration. For example, Jack agrees to sell his car to Jill
$236,155 = Total Average Pay and Benefits. The average Orange County firefighter earned $43.56 an hour, about twice the $23.06 per hour of an average worker in America, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Firefighters in Washington earned $64,450 a year. In California, firefighters earned $71,630 annually. New York and New Jersey were the highest-paying states. The average annual salary for firefighters in New York was $72,480, and for firefighters in New Jersey, the average annual salary was $75,130.alaries ranged from a low of $21,960 a year to a high of $80,430 a year. Some firefighters suppress fires in forests and vacant public land, and remain at a base camp during the fire season. These firefighters, who may not work year-round, earned a median annual salary of $45,600 in 2013, according to ONet Online.