The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford 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 | $35,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,360.
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 | $62,850 | -3.25% | 14.75% |
| 2016 | $64,890 | 4.89% | - |
| 2015 | $61,720 | 10.47% | - |
| 2014 | $55,260 | 1.19% | - |
| 2013 | $54,600 | 1.87% | - |
| 2012 | $53,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,850, Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is the highest paying city for firefighters in state of New Hampshire, followed by Lawrence-Methuen-Salem (median annual salary $61,240). In comparison, the median annual salary of firefighters in Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford is 2.6 percent (2.6%) higher than that in Lawrence-Methuen-Salem.