The annual salary statistics of firefighters in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $42,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,270.
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 | $67,480 | 9.02% | 2.59% |
| 2021 | $61,390 | 2.10% | - |
| 2020 | $60,100 | 7.32% | - |
| 2019 | $55,700 | 1.76% | - |
| 2018 | $54,720 | 20.27% | - |
| 2017 | $43,630 | -26.29% | - |
| 2014 | $55,100 | -2.72% | - |
| 2013 | $56,600 | -16.13% | - |
| 2012 | $65,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,480 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 34.8 percent (34.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.