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Firefighters Salary in the Industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned

The salary statistics and trend of firefighters in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare firefighters salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$25,800
25th Percentile Wage
$27,410
50th Percentile Wage
$30,080
75th Percentile Wage
$48,500
90th Percentile Wage
$61,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for firefighters in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) firefighters is $61,750. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $30,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent firefighters is $25,800.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned from 2012 to 2015. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2015
$30,080
3.42% 0.00%
2014
$29,050
0.34% -
2013
$28,950
-3.90% -
2012
$30,080
- -

Table 3. Compare Firefighters Salary in Different Industries within the Educational Services Sector

The average salaries of firefighters in three industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2018. For salary information of firefighters in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Elementary and Secondary Schools
$49,070
Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned
$49,070
Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned
$30,080

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