The annual salary statistics of firefighters in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $44,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,390.
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 | $64,050 | 4.56% | -5.60% |
| 2021 | $61,130 | -18.19% | - |
| 2020 | $72,250 | 2.66% | - |
| 2019 | $70,330 | 4.31% | - |
| 2018 | $67,300 | 7.00% | - |
| 2017 | $62,590 | 2.70% | - |
| 2016 | $60,900 | -0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $61,480 | 2.08% | - |
| 2014 | $60,200 | 1.38% | - |
| 2013 | $59,370 | -13.93% | - |
| 2012 | $67,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,050 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 38.1 percent (38.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.