The annual salary statistics of firefighters in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $29,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,420.
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 | $46,800 | -36.39% | -1.30% |
| 2021 | $63,830 | 10.36% | - |
| 2020 | $57,220 | 5.24% | - |
| 2019 | $54,220 | -1.24% | - |
| 2018 | $54,890 | -1.86% | - |
| 2017 | $55,910 | -3.40% | - |
| 2016 | $57,810 | 13.06% | - |
| 2015 | $50,260 | 7.82% | - |
| 2014 | $46,330 | 1.27% | - |
| 2013 | $45,740 | -3.65% | - |
| 2012 | $47,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,800 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in South Bend-Mishawaka is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 24.9 percent (24.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Saginaw-Saginaw Township North.