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Firefighters Salary in Madera-Chowchilla, California

The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Madera-Chowchilla, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Madera-Chowchilla is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Firefighters in Madera-Chowchilla, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$33,490
25th Percentile Wage
$40,130
50th Percentile Wage
$48,060
75th Percentile Wage
$56,560
90th Percentile Wage
$60,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Madera-Chowchilla, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,490.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$48,060
-2.54% 12.51%
2013
$49,280
14.67% -
2012
$42,050
- -

Table 2. Compare Firefighters Salary in Madera-Chowchilla with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,060 in Madera-Chowchilla is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Madera-Chowchilla is 53.5 percent (53.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$103,460
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$103,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$100,820
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$95,220
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$91,800
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$82,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$81,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$81,120
Modesto
$78,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$78,590
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$75,250
Merced
$73,050
Vallejo-Fairfield
$71,480
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$71,430
Salinas
$71,240
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$70,680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$67,480
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$67,050
Stockton
$65,340
Bakersfield-Delano
$65,150
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$64,560
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$64,080
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$64,050
Fresno
$63,520
Chico
$63,230
Redding
$62,970
Yuba City
$57,920
Visalia-Porterville
$57,640
Napa
$57,540
Hanford-Corcoran
$51,530
North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$51,320
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,880
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$50,880
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$48,890
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$48,880
Madera-Chowchilla
$48,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$46,590
Eastern Sierra Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$44,220
El Centro
$39,270

See also: Top paying jobs in Madera-Chowchilla, California.