The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $60,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,420 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,030.
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 | $81,140 | -3.17% | 4.20% |
| 2021 | $83,710 | -8.55% | - |
| 2020 | $90,870 | 0.88% | - |
| 2019 | $90,070 | -1.73% | - |
| 2018 | $91,630 | 11.79% | - |
| 2017 | $80,830 | 3.84% | - |
| 2016 | $77,730 | 2.96% | - |
| 2015 | $75,430 | -3.05% | - |
| 2012 | $77,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,140 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 21.6 percent (21.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 51.6 percent (51.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.