The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Provo-Orem, Utah is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Provo-Orem 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Provo-Orem, Utah in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
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 | $35,220 | -4.26% | 22.43% |
| 2021 | $36,720 | 6.24% | - |
| 2020 | $34,430 | 3.98% | - |
| 2019 | $33,060 | -1.48% | - |
| 2018 | $33,550 | 20.15% | - |
| 2017 | $26,790 | 0.19% | - |
| 2016 | $26,740 | 3.33% | - |
| 2015 | $25,850 | -26.92% | - |
| 2014 | $32,810 | 16.92% | - |
| 2013 | $27,260 | -0.22% | - |
| 2012 | $27,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,220 in Provo-Orem is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Utah. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Provo-Orem is 40.0 percent (40.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Northern Utah nonmetropolitan area and 47.0 percent (47.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area.