The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $35,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,680.
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 | $51,230 | 0.02% | 13.35% |
| 2021 | $51,220 | 5.70% | - |
| 2020 | $48,300 | -0.75% | - |
| 2019 | $48,660 | 3.76% | - |
| 2018 | $46,830 | -4.53% | - |
| 2017 | $48,950 | 6.05% | - |
| 2016 | $45,990 | 2.11% | - |
| 2015 | $45,020 | -0.56% | - |
| 2014 | $45,270 | 0.91% | - |
| 2013 | $44,860 | 1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $44,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,230 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 24.8 percent (24.8%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 51.1 percent (51.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.