The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $31,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,100.
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 | $35,510 | -2.65% | 9.63% |
| 2021 | $36,450 | -15.23% | - |
| 2020 | $42,000 | 2.40% | - |
| 2019 | $40,990 | 3.61% | - |
| 2018 | $39,510 | 17.69% | - |
| 2017 | $32,520 | 1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $32,090 | -3.52% | - |
| 2015 | $33,220 | -4.27% | - |
| 2014 | $34,640 | 2.08% | - |
| 2013 | $33,920 | 5.40% | - |
| 2012 | $32,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,510 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 47.9 percent (47.9%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.