The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Taunton-Norton-Raynham 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 | $30,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Taunton-Norton-Raynham, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,800.
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 | $57,380 | -1.03% | 1.81% |
| 2016 | $57,970 | 3.02% | - |
| 2015 | $56,220 | -2.26% | - |
| 2014 | $57,490 | 2.26% | - |
| 2013 | $56,190 | -0.27% | - |
| 2012 | $56,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,380 in Taunton-Norton-Raynham is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Taunton-Norton-Raynham is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 60.1 percent (60.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area.