The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Sierra Vista-Douglas 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 | $26,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Sierra Vista-Douglas, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,930.
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 | $40,190 | 9.31% | -10.85% |
| 2021 | $36,450 | 16.05% | - |
| 2020 | $30,600 | -13.24% | - |
| 2019 | $34,650 | -11.83% | - |
| 2018 | $38,750 | -26.25% | - |
| 2017 | $48,920 | 8.93% | - |
| 2016 | $44,550 | 19.46% | - |
| 2015 | $35,880 | -24.16% | - |
| 2012 | $44,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,190 in Sierra Vista-Douglas is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Sierra Vista-Douglas is 19.8 percent (19.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 18.7 percent (18.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Prescott | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Yuma | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Tucson | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |