The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $73,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,060 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $73,920.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,050 | -3.08% | 22.31% |
| 2021 | $97,980 | 9.93% | - |
| 2020 | $88,250 | 2.98% | - |
| 2019 | $85,620 | 2.56% | - |
| 2018 | $83,430 | -7.30% | - |
| 2017 | $89,520 | 0.83% | - |
| 2016 | $88,780 | 7.38% | - |
| 2015 | $82,230 | 2.35% | - |
| 2014 | $80,300 | 6.43% | - |
| 2013 | $75,140 | 1.73% | - |
| 2012 | $73,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $95,050, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $103,290). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| New Bedford | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Peabody | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area |