The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $30,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,430.
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 | $43,150 | -7.97% | 4.52% |
| 2021 | $46,590 | 1.57% | - |
| 2020 | $45,860 | 2.66% | - |
| 2019 | $44,640 | 4.08% | - |
| 2018 | $42,820 | -43.04% | - |
| 2017 | $61,250 | 4.33% | - |
| 2016 | $58,600 | 2.88% | - |
| 2015 | $56,910 | 24.97% | - |
| 2014 | $42,700 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $42,050 | 2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $41,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,150 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Brownsville-Harlingen is 44.0 percent (44.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.