The annual salary statistics of firefighters in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $29,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $91,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,130.
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 | $91,800 | 0.11% | 0.22% |
| 2016 | $91,700 | 3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $88,410 | 0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $88,350 | -1.71% | - |
| 2013 | $89,860 | -1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $91,600 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $91,800 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 57.2 percent (57.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.