The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 | $23,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,670.
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 | $35,070 | -5.90% | -9.69% |
| 2021 | $37,140 | -1.48% | - |
| 2020 | $37,690 | 4.19% | - |
| 2019 | $36,110 | 11.46% | - |
| 2018 | $31,970 | -1.53% | - |
| 2017 | $32,460 | -7.36% | - |
| 2016 | $34,850 | 2.32% | - |
| 2015 | $34,040 | -6.43% | - |
| 2014 | $36,230 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $34,920 | -10.17% | - |
| 2012 | $38,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,070 in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent is 48.6 percent (48.6%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.