The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway 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 | $35,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,450. 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 | $44,450 | 19.64% | 27.45% |
| 2021 | $35,720 | 2.04% | - |
| 2020 | $34,990 | 8.72% | - |
| 2019 | $31,940 | 1.25% | - |
| 2018 | $31,540 | 0.41% | - |
| 2017 | $31,410 | 0.76% | - |
| 2016 | $31,170 | 0.03% | - |
| 2015 | $31,160 | -2.05% | - |
| 2014 | $31,800 | 0.53% | - |
| 2013 | $31,630 | -1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $32,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,450, Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is the second highest paying city for firefighters in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $49,910). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of firefighters in Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower.