The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 | $32,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,700.
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 | $47,120 | -0.30% | 18.46% |
| 2021 | $47,260 | 3.51% | - |
| 2020 | $45,600 | 7.87% | - |
| 2019 | $42,010 | -3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $43,570 | 3.76% | - |
| 2017 | $41,930 | 2.41% | - |
| 2016 | $40,920 | 3.52% | - |
| 2015 | $39,480 | 1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $38,820 | -0.26% | - |
| 2013 | $38,920 | 1.28% | - |
| 2012 | $38,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,120 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is 30.9 percent (30.9%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 46.8 percent (46.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.