The annual salary statistics of firefighters in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $40,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,760.
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 | $65,460 | 6.61% | 48.18% |
| 2021 | $61,130 | 7.72% | - |
| 2020 | $56,410 | 4.68% | - |
| 2019 | $53,770 | 1.43% | - |
| 2018 | $53,000 | -22.94% | - |
| 2017 | $65,160 | 3.70% | - |
| 2016 | $62,750 | 5.24% | - |
| 2015 | $59,460 | 42.52% | - |
| 2014 | $34,180 | -0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $34,520 | 1.74% | - |
| 2012 | $33,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,460 in San Antonio-New Braunfels is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Waco and 46.2 percent (46.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.