The annual salary statistics of firefighters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $66,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $127,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,390.
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 | $100,820 | 3.55% | 11.30% |
| 2021 | $97,240 | -9.91% | - |
| 2020 | $106,880 | 6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $99,620 | 3.59% | - |
| 2018 | $96,040 | 3.96% | - |
| 2017 | $92,240 | 0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $91,470 | 3.73% | - |
| 2015 | $88,060 | -0.76% | - |
| 2014 | $88,730 | -0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $89,580 | 0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $89,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,820 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 61.0 percent (61.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.