The annual salary statistics of firefighters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $21,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,760.
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 | $29,130 | -1.27% | -18.67% |
| 2021 | $29,500 | 2.47% | - |
| 2020 | $28,770 | 4.59% | - |
| 2019 | $27,450 | 0.18% | - |
| 2018 | $27,400 | -23.65% | - |
| 2017 | $33,880 | -7.82% | - |
| 2016 | $36,530 | 5.15% | - |
| 2015 | $34,650 | 1.82% | - |
| 2014 | $34,020 | 7.32% | - |
| 2013 | $31,530 | -9.64% | - |
| 2012 | $34,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,130 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 19.0 percent (19.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Shreveport-Bossier City and 25.9 percent (25.9%) 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 |