The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $62,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $81,120 | 4.45% | 0.21% |
| 2016 | $77,510 | 2.79% | - |
| 2015 | $75,350 | -6.37% | - |
| 2014 | $80,150 | -2.72% | - |
| 2013 | $82,330 | 1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $80,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,120 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale 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.