The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $45,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,550.
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 | $64,560 | 1.21% | 10.72% |
| 2021 | $63,780 | -5.50% | - |
| 2020 | $67,290 | 4.00% | - |
| 2019 | $64,600 | 2.34% | - |
| 2018 | $63,090 | 7.24% | - |
| 2017 | $58,520 | -1.78% | - |
| 2016 | $59,560 | 11.52% | - |
| 2015 | $52,700 | -2.79% | - |
| 2014 | $54,170 | -1.72% | - |
| 2013 | $55,100 | -4.61% | - |
| 2012 | $57,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,560 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.