The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $28,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,280.
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 | -2.03% | 7.69% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | 11.35% | - |
| 2020 | $32,580 | 3.13% | - |
| 2019 | $31,560 | 3.58% | - |
| 2018 | $30,430 | -34.64% | - |
| 2017 | $40,970 | 3.42% | - |
| 2016 | $39,570 | 4.60% | - |
| 2015 | $37,750 | 6.91% | - |
| 2014 | $35,140 | -2.16% | - |
| 2013 | $35,900 | 7.38% | - |
| 2012 | $33,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,020 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Durham-Chapel Hill is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 22.1 percent (22.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.