The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Cape Coral-Fort Myers 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 | $37,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,060.
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 | $58,800 | -8.47% | 11.56% |
| 2021 | $63,780 | 11.59% | - |
| 2020 | $56,390 | 3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $54,500 | -2.77% | - |
| 2018 | $56,010 | -3.11% | - |
| 2017 | $57,750 | 1.97% | - |
| 2016 | $56,610 | 7.17% | - |
| 2015 | $52,550 | 2.84% | - |
| 2014 | $51,060 | -1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $51,850 | -0.29% | - |
| 2012 | $52,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,800 in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Cape Coral-Fort Myers is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 57.4 percent (57.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.