The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $41,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $81,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $81,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,100.
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 | $66,280 | 4.51% | 13.29% |
| 2021 | $63,290 | 15.71% | - |
| 2020 | $53,350 | -12.41% | - |
| 2019 | $59,970 | 4.44% | - |
| 2018 | $57,310 | 5.01% | - |
| 2017 | $54,440 | 3.38% | - |
| 2015 | $52,600 | -2.45% | - |
| 2014 | $53,890 | -5.14% | - |
| 2013 | $56,660 | -1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $57,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,280 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.