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Firefighters Salary in Danville, Illinois

The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Danville, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Danville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Firefighters in Danville, Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,390
25th Percentile Wage
$20,030
50th Percentile Wage
$36,940
75th Percentile Wage
$75,360
90th Percentile Wage
$85,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Danville, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,390.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2020.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$36,940
-71.41% -58.01%
2019
$63,320
4.26% -
2018
$60,620
3.71% -
2017
$58,370
0.00% -
2012
$58,370
- -

Table 2. Compare Firefighters Salary in Danville with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,940 in Danville is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Danville is 53.3 percent (53.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 47.7 percent (47.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Decatur
$79,020
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$74,400
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$71,440
Champaign-Urbana
$62,590
Rockford
$61,570
Springfield
$61,160
Peoria
$60,560
Bloomington
$60,430
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$56,160
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$50,920
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$48,400
Carbondale-Marion
$46,840
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$44,710
Kankakee-Bradley
$44,320
Danville
$36,940
Bloomington-Normal
$19,310

See also: Top paying jobs in Danville, Illinois.