The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $30,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,540 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,330.
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 | $46,840 | -8.24% | 3.01% |
| 2021 | $50,700 | -0.57% | - |
| 2020 | $50,990 | -3.41% | - |
| 2019 | $52,730 | 10.53% | - |
| 2017 | $47,180 | 3.71% | - |
| 2016 | $45,430 | 9.18% | - |
| 2015 | $41,260 | -10.11% | - |
| 2012 | $45,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,840 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Carbondale-Marion is 40.7 percent (40.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 58.8 percent (58.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.