The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Visalia-Porterville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Visalia-Porterville 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 | $40,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Visalia-Porterville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,250.
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 | $57,640 | -5.00% | 10.31% |
| 2021 | $60,520 | -12.48% | - |
| 2020 | $68,070 | 2.35% | - |
| 2019 | $66,470 | 2.54% | - |
| 2018 | $64,780 | 6.45% | - |
| 2017 | $60,600 | 0.13% | - |
| 2016 | $60,520 | 11.38% | - |
| 2015 | $53,630 | -2.31% | - |
| 2014 | $54,870 | 0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $54,710 | 5.50% | - |
| 2012 | $51,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,640 in Visalia-Porterville is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Visalia-Porterville is 44.3 percent (44.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Centro.