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Firefighters Salary in Sandusky, Ohio

The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Sandusky, Ohio is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Sandusky is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Firefighters in Sandusky, Ohio

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$18,680
25th Percentile Wage
$25,730
50th Percentile Wage
$38,740
75th Percentile Wage
$53,640
90th Percentile Wage
$60,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Sandusky, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,680.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$38,740
-15.75% -6.53%
2013
$44,840
7.96% -
2012
$41,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Firefighters Salary in Sandusky with Other Ohio Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,740 in Sandusky is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Ohio. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Sandusky is 36.5 percent (36.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor and 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Canton-Massillon.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor
$60,980
Lima
$60,510
Columbus
$59,180
Akron
$55,190
Dayton
$49,660
Springfield
$49,520
Mansfield
$49,300
Toledo
$48,380
Cincinnati-Middletown
$47,520
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$45,670
Sandusky
$38,740
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$38,630
Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$36,920
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area
$36,480
Canton-Massillon
$36,260