The annual salary statistics of firefighters in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 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 | $29,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,470 | -6.61% | -8.59% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | -2.18% | - |
| 2020 | $37,550 | 0.67% | - |
| 2019 | $37,300 | -0.35% | - |
| 2018 | $37,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,470 in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area is 45.2 percent (45.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford and 44.6 percent (44.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford | |
| Lawrence-Methuen-Salem | |
| Nashua | |
| Manchester | |
| Dover-Durham | |
| Portsmouth | |
| Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Haverhill-North Andover-Amesbury | |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester-Dover | |
| West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |