The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $29,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,040.
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 | $37,290 | -8.15% | 2.36% |
| 2021 | $40,330 | 0.82% | - |
| 2020 | $40,000 | -7.15% | - |
| 2019 | $42,860 | 0.93% | - |
| 2018 | $42,460 | 4.00% | - |
| 2017 | $40,760 | 15.41% | - |
| 2016 | $34,480 | -0.58% | - |
| 2015 | $34,680 | 3.92% | - |
| 2014 | $33,320 | -13.39% | - |
| 2013 | $37,780 | 3.63% | - |
| 2012 | $36,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,290 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Raleigh-Cary is 3.4 percent (3.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 24.7 percent (24.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.