The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 | $76,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $93,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $122,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $93,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $93,230 | -5.09% | 11.90% |
| 2021 | $97,980 | 11.22% | - |
| 2020 | $86,990 | 6.84% | - |
| 2019 | $81,040 | 3.28% | - |
| 2018 | $78,380 | -1.84% | - |
| 2017 | $79,820 | 2.04% | - |
| 2016 | $78,190 | 5.33% | - |
| 2015 | $74,020 | -4.88% | - |
| 2014 | $77,630 | -2.32% | - |
| 2013 | $79,430 | -3.41% | - |
| 2012 | $82,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $93,230, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $118,330). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 21.2 percent (21.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Erie | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Lancaster | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman |