The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Lawrence-Methuen-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 | $53,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $61,240 | 3.53% | 18.13% |
| 2016 | $59,080 | 3.10% | - |
| 2015 | $57,250 | 6.45% | - |
| 2014 | $53,560 | 5.00% | - |
| 2013 | $50,880 | 1.45% | - |
| 2012 | $50,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,240, Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is the second highest paying city for firefighters in state of New Hampshire, following the highest paying city Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford (median annual salary of $62,850). Compared with Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, the median annual salary of firefighters in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.