The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $48,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,720.
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 | $68,550 | -22.93% | 16.16% |
| 2016 | $84,270 | 0.69% | - |
| 2015 | $83,690 | 29.36% | - |
| 2014 | $59,120 | 1.44% | - |
| 2013 | $58,270 | 1.37% | - |
| 2012 | $57,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,550 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Nassau-Suffolk is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 15.8 percent (15.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.