The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Utica-Rome, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Utica-Rome 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 | $49,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Utica-Rome, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,010.
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 | $63,070 | 4.03% | 19.42% |
| 2021 | $60,530 | -2.87% | - |
| 2019 | $62,270 | 1.19% | - |
| 2018 | $61,530 | 7.35% | - |
| 2017 | $57,010 | 1.88% | - |
| 2016 | $55,940 | 4.99% | - |
| 2015 | $53,150 | 4.38% | - |
| 2012 | $50,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,070 in Utica-Rome is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Utica-Rome is 26.7 percent (26.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne and 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area.