The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $37,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,870.
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 | $48,600 | -4.86% | 9.51% |
| 2021 | $50,960 | 4.79% | - |
| 2020 | $48,520 | 6.02% | - |
| 2019 | $45,600 | 5.70% | - |
| 2018 | $43,000 | -5.56% | - |
| 2017 | $45,390 | 1.37% | - |
| 2016 | $44,770 | 5.16% | - |
| 2015 | $42,460 | -4.57% | - |
| 2014 | $44,400 | 0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $43,970 | -0.02% | - |
| 2012 | $43,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,600 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 36.9 percent (36.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 27.5 percent (27.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.