The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $29,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,070.
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 | $37,580 | 0.40% | 17.59% |
| 2021 | $37,430 | 0.00% | - |
| 2020 | $37,430 | 3.50% | - |
| 2019 | $36,120 | 3.99% | - |
| 2018 | $34,680 | 7.79% | - |
| 2017 | $31,980 | 3.16% | - |
| 2016 | $30,970 | 2.23% | - |
| 2015 | $30,280 | -2.28% | - |
| 2012 | $30,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,580 in Staunton-Waynesboro is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Staunton-Waynesboro is 32.1 percent (32.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.