The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $30,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,230.
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 | $40,110 | 6.68% | 5.44% |
| 2021 | $37,430 | -13.36% | - |
| 2018 | $42,430 | -5.16% | - |
| 2017 | $44,620 | 5.63% | - |
| 2015 | $42,110 | 12.75% | - |
| 2014 | $36,740 | 1.31% | - |
| 2013 | $36,260 | -4.61% | - |
| 2012 | $37,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,110 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 41.2 percent (41.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 37.5 percent (37.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.