The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall 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 | $45,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,930 | 4.22% | 4.22% |
| 2016 | $63,150 | -26.98% | - |
| 2015 | $80,190 | 0.37% | - |
| 2014 | $79,890 | -0.13% | - |
| 2013 | $79,990 | 21.05% | - |
| 2012 | $63,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,930 in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall is 3.3 percent (3.3%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 62.0 percent (62.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.