The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Kankakee-Bradley 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $88,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $88,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,320 | 17.55% | 13.43% |
| 2021 | $36,540 | -55.86% | - |
| 2020 | $56,950 | -7.92% | - |
| 2019 | $61,460 | 19.93% | - |
| 2018 | $49,210 | 2.46% | - |
| 2017 | $48,000 | 37.29% | - |
| 2016 | $30,100 | -61.40% | - |
| 2015 | $48,580 | 21.02% | - |
| 2014 | $38,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,320 in Kankakee-Bradley is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Kankakee-Bradley is 43.9 percent (43.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Decatur and 56.4 percent (56.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.