The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $33,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,410.
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 | $46,400 | -5.60% | -14.81% |
| 2016 | $49,000 | 2.08% | - |
| 2015 | $47,980 | -3.40% | - |
| 2014 | $49,610 | -7.03% | - |
| 2013 | $53,100 | -0.32% | - |
| 2012 | $53,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,400 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 21.0 percent (21.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 24.3 percent (24.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Saginaw-Saginaw Township North.