The annual salary statistics of firefighters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $50,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $80,590 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $177,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $177,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,880.
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 | $103,460 | 2.79% | 20.98% |
| 2021 | $100,570 | -29.54% | - |
| 2020 | $130,280 | 11.60% | - |
| 2019 | $115,170 | 2.84% | - |
| 2018 | $111,900 | 25.46% | - |
| 2017 | $83,410 | 6.08% | - |
| 2016 | $78,340 | 6.25% | - |
| 2015 | $73,440 | -14.13% | - |
| 2014 | $83,820 | 0.48% | - |
| 2013 | $83,420 | 2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $81,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,460, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for firefighters in state of California, followed by Santa Maria-Santa Barbara (median annual salary $103,460). In comparison, the median annual salary of firefighters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .0 percent (.0%) higher than that in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara.