The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $64,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $109,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,270.
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 | $95,220 | 2.14% | 11.46% |
| 2016 | $93,180 | 4.39% | - |
| 2015 | $89,090 | -0.94% | - |
| 2014 | $89,930 | 1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $88,810 | 5.07% | - |
| 2012 | $84,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,220 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 58.8 percent (58.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.