The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $35,170 | 20.19% | 1.76% |
| 2021 | $28,070 | 9.51% | - |
| 2020 | $25,400 | 8.39% | - |
| 2019 | $23,270 | -40.05% | - |
| 2018 | $32,590 | -8.59% | - |
| 2017 | $35,390 | -0.23% | - |
| 2016 | $35,470 | 13.31% | - |
| 2015 | $30,750 | 5.85% | - |
| 2014 | $28,950 | -6.84% | - |
| 2013 | $30,930 | -11.70% | - |
| 2012 | $34,550 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,170 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 36.4 percent (36.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 14.9 percent (14.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.