The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,240 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,240.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,380 | 11.57% | 11.33% |
| 2021 | $40,130 | 2.69% | - |
| 2020 | $39,050 | 3.51% | - |
| 2019 | $37,680 | -9.26% | - |
| 2018 | $41,170 | -2.70% | - |
| 2017 | $42,280 | 4.82% | - |
| 2016 | $40,240 | 2.63% | - |
| 2015 | $39,180 | -2.71% | - |
| 2012 | $40,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,380 in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley is 25.2 percent (25.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Tuscaloosa and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mobile.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Gadsden | |
| Montgomery | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Dothan | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile |