The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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 | $47,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,790.
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 | $67,230 | 4.39% | -1.04% |
| 2021 | $64,280 | -5.52% | - |
| 2020 | $67,830 | 0.84% | - |
| 2019 | $67,260 | -4.86% | - |
| 2018 | $70,530 | 5.52% | - |
| 2017 | $66,640 | 2.93% | - |
| 2016 | $64,690 | -11.98% | - |
| 2015 | $72,440 | -0.99% | - |
| 2014 | $73,160 | 1.26% | - |
| 2013 | $72,240 | 5.97% | - |
| 2012 | $67,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,230, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is the second highest paying city for firefighters in state of Florida, following the highest paying city West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach (median annual salary of $68,170). Compared with West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, the median annual salary of firefighters in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.