The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $47,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $116,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,320.
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 | $82,130 | -0.86% | 35.20% |
| 2021 | $82,840 | 11.31% | - |
| 2020 | $73,470 | -2.23% | - |
| 2019 | $75,110 | 12.36% | - |
| 2018 | $65,830 | 1.99% | - |
| 2017 | $64,520 | 1.16% | - |
| 2016 | $63,770 | 2.93% | - |
| 2015 | $61,900 | 8.38% | - |
| 2014 | $56,710 | 4.58% | - |
| 2013 | $54,110 | 1.64% | - |
| 2012 | $53,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,130 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 52.2 percent (52.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.