The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $36,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,670.
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 | $50,710 | 0.02% | -8.76% |
| 2021 | $50,700 | 12.70% | - |
| 2019 | $44,260 | -22.80% | - |
| 2018 | $54,350 | -1.47% | - |
| 2017 | $55,150 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $55,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,710 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Michigan City-La Porte is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Wayne and 30.3 percent (30.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Columbus.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | |
| Bloomington | |
| Muncie | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Gary | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kokomo | |
| Anderson | |
| Columbus |