The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $38,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,630 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,530.
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 | $59,370 | 0.19% | 19.32% |
| 2021 | $59,260 | -13.28% | - |
| 2020 | $67,130 | 11.41% | - |
| 2019 | $59,470 | -1.53% | - |
| 2018 | $60,380 | 7.01% | - |
| 2017 | $56,150 | 2.19% | - |
| 2016 | $54,920 | 6.92% | - |
| 2015 | $51,120 | 4.89% | - |
| 2014 | $48,620 | 2.67% | - |
| 2013 | $47,320 | -1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $47,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,370 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 40.6 percent (40.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.