The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $35,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,250.
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 | $49,860 | 4.37% | -1.46% |
| 2021 | $47,680 | -15.92% | - |
| 2020 | $55,270 | 2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $53,700 | 3.61% | - |
| 2018 | $51,760 | -0.37% | - |
| 2017 | $51,950 | 6.70% | - |
| 2016 | $48,470 | 4.70% | - |
| 2015 | $46,190 | -4.89% | - |
| 2014 | $48,450 | -2.11% | - |
| 2013 | $49,470 | -2.26% | - |
| 2012 | $50,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,860 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 35.3 percent (35.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.