The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Greensboro-High Point 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 | $26,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $51,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,690.
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 | $37,860 | 1.14% | 6.05% |
| 2021 | $37,430 | 14.11% | - |
| 2020 | $32,150 | -13.90% | - |
| 2019 | $36,620 | 0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $36,360 | -14.74% | - |
| 2017 | $41,720 | 7.05% | - |
| 2016 | $38,780 | 2.32% | - |
| 2015 | $37,880 | 4.83% | - |
| 2014 | $36,050 | 1.28% | - |
| 2013 | $35,590 | 0.06% | - |
| 2012 | $35,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,860 in Greensboro-High Point is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Greensboro-High Point is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 25.9 percent (25.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.