The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $24,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,020.
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 | $32,490 | 0.77% | -0.31% |
| 2021 | $32,240 | 3.16% | - |
| 2020 | $31,220 | -1.35% | - |
| 2019 | $31,640 | -4.61% | - |
| 2018 | $33,100 | -4.74% | - |
| 2017 | $34,670 | 1.76% | - |
| 2016 | $34,060 | 3.76% | - |
| 2015 | $32,780 | -3.17% | - |
| 2014 | $33,820 | -2.72% | - |
| 2013 | $34,740 | 6.19% | - |
| 2012 | $32,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,490 in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 34.9 percent (34.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort and 16.9 percent (16.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.