The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $36,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,760 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,950.
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 | $59,100 | -1.29% | 14.53% |
| 2021 | $59,860 | -2.91% | - |
| 2020 | $61,600 | 4.51% | - |
| 2019 | $58,820 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $56,130 | -0.94% | - |
| 2017 | $56,660 | 5.05% | - |
| 2016 | $53,800 | 1.65% | - |
| 2015 | $52,910 | 5.76% | - |
| 2014 | $49,860 | -1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $50,700 | 0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $50,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,100 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 23.3 percent (23.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 40.4 percent (40.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.