The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $37,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,780.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,790 | -12.23% | 32.75% |
| 2021 | $76,080 | 5.74% | - |
| 2020 | $71,710 | 6.09% | - |
| 2019 | $67,340 | 5.23% | - |
| 2018 | $63,820 | 4.53% | - |
| 2017 | $60,930 | -0.53% | - |
| 2016 | $61,250 | 0.78% | - |
| 2015 | $60,770 | 22.91% | - |
| 2014 | $46,850 | 2.69% | - |
| 2013 | $45,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,790 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 21.7 percent (21.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 47.0 percent (47.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.