The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 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 | $19,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30,940 | 12.09% | 14.29% |
| 2020 | $27,200 | 4.89% | - |
| 2019 | $25,870 | -8.16% | - |
| 2018 | $27,980 | 1.07% | - |
| 2017 | $27,680 | 4.19% | - |
| 2016 | $26,520 | -2.64% | - |
| 2015 | $27,220 | 4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $26,120 | -1.53% | - |
| 2012 | $26,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,940 in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux is 13.9 percent (13.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Shreveport-Bossier City and 30.2 percent (30.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Lafayette | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe |