The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Winston-Salem 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 | $25,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,040.
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 | $30,630 | -1.18% | 22.85% |
| 2021 | $30,990 | 11.04% | - |
| 2020 | $27,570 | 7.22% | - |
| 2019 | $25,580 | -15.01% | - |
| 2018 | $29,420 | 2.04% | - |
| 2017 | $28,820 | -4.16% | - |
| 2016 | $30,020 | 10.86% | - |
| 2015 | $26,760 | -2.43% | - |
| 2014 | $27,410 | -8.65% | - |
| 2013 | $29,780 | 20.65% | - |
| 2012 | $23,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,630 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Winston-Salem is 20.6 percent (20.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Rocky Mount and 8.4 percent (8.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.