The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Niles-Benton Harbor 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 | $26,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Niles-Benton Harbor, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,770.
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 | $36,020 | -23.04% | 21.57% |
| 2021 | $44,320 | 8.19% | - |
| 2020 | $40,690 | 19.14% | - |
| 2019 | $32,900 | 11.49% | - |
| 2018 | $29,120 | -1.41% | - |
| 2017 | $29,530 | -30.65% | - |
| 2016 | $38,580 | 4.90% | - |
| 2015 | $36,690 | 5.15% | - |
| 2014 | $34,800 | -0.57% | - |
| 2013 | $35,000 | 19.29% | - |
| 2012 | $28,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,020 in Niles-Benton Harbor is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Niles-Benton Harbor is 38.7 percent (38.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 2.4 percent (2.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Saginaw-Saginaw Township North.