The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $30,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,500.
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 | $62,660 | 5.39% | 23.95% |
| 2021 | $59,280 | 3.51% | - |
| 2020 | $57,200 | -1.05% | - |
| 2019 | $57,800 | 1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $56,910 | 0.11% | - |
| 2017 | $56,850 | 2.90% | - |
| 2016 | $55,200 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $54,500 | 3.56% | - |
| 2014 | $52,560 | -0.65% | - |
| 2013 | $52,900 | 9.92% | - |
| 2012 | $47,650 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,660 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 27.6 percent (27.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 42.6 percent (42.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.