The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton 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 | $39,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,540.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,390 | 3.56% | 11.19% |
| 2016 | $63,060 | 3.92% | - |
| 2015 | $60,590 | -5.53% | - |
| 2014 | $63,940 | -4.04% | - |
| 2013 | $66,520 | 12.70% | - |
| 2012 | $58,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,390, Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is the highest paying city for firefighters in state of Massachusetts, followed by Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary $64,510). In comparison, the median annual salary of firefighters in Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton is 1.3 percent (1.3%) higher than that in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy.