The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Capital-Northern New York 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 | $37,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,390.
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 | $57,730 | -2.74% | 18.73% |
| 2021 | $59,310 | 6.79% | - |
| 2020 | $55,280 | 3.42% | - |
| 2019 | $53,390 | 3.65% | - |
| 2018 | $51,440 | 3.93% | - |
| 2017 | $49,420 | 2.87% | - |
| 2016 | $48,000 | -4.48% | - |
| 2015 | $50,150 | -0.92% | - |
| 2014 | $50,610 | 2.92% | - |
| 2013 | $49,130 | 4.50% | - |
| 2012 | $46,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,730, Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for firefighters in state of New York, following city of New York-White Plains-Wayne (median annual salary of $86,070). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area is about 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that of the highest paying city New York-White Plains-Wayne.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Rochester | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Syracuse | |
| Kingston | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Binghamton | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Watertown-Fort Drum | |
| Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area |