The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $24,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,470.
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 | $35,540 | -11.28% | -1.46% |
| 2021 | $39,550 | 16.11% | - |
| 2020 | $33,180 | 1.87% | - |
| 2019 | $32,560 | -8.20% | - |
| 2018 | $35,230 | -3.60% | - |
| 2017 | $36,500 | -2.90% | - |
| 2014 | $37,560 | 3.54% | - |
| 2013 | $36,230 | 0.47% | - |
| 2012 | $36,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,540 in Kalamazoo-Portage is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Kalamazoo-Portage is 39.5 percent (39.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 1.1 percent (1.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Saginaw-Saginaw Township North.