The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner 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 | $35,350 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,810 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,810. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,350.
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 | $58,810 | 1.05% | 15.83% |
| 2021 | $58,190 | -3.71% | - |
| 2020 | $60,350 | 6.66% | - |
| 2019 | $56,330 | 4.97% | - |
| 2018 | $53,530 | 24.43% | - |
| 2017 | $40,450 | -0.74% | - |
| 2016 | $40,750 | -11.21% | - |
| 2015 | $45,320 | -12.78% | - |
| 2014 | $51,110 | 5.32% | - |
| 2013 | $48,390 | -2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $49,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $58,810 in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 61.1 percent (61.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area.