The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $26,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,570 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,020.
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 | $31,570 | 0.13% | -10.33% |
| 2021 | $31,530 | 2.06% | - |
| 2020 | $30,880 | -24.68% | - |
| 2019 | $38,500 | 4.68% | - |
| 2018 | $36,700 | 1.14% | - |
| 2017 | $36,280 | 4.08% | - |
| 2013 | $34,800 | -0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $34,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,570 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Augusta-Richmond County is 36.7 percent (36.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 14.5 percent (14.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.