The annual salary statistics of firefighters in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 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 | $34,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,740.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,590 | -7.60% | -4.59% |
| 2021 | $50,130 | 13.62% | - |
| 2020 | $43,300 | -14.00% | - |
| 2019 | $49,360 | 1.28% | - |
| 2018 | $48,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,590 in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area is 55.0 percent (55.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.