The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $38,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,360.
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 | $55,320 | 2.96% | 29.43% |
| 2021 | $53,680 | 2.83% | - |
| 2020 | $52,160 | 3.39% | - |
| 2019 | $50,390 | 3.93% | - |
| 2018 | $48,410 | -1.14% | - |
| 2017 | $48,960 | 16.79% | - |
| 2014 | $40,740 | 2.36% | - |
| 2013 | $39,780 | 1.86% | - |
| 2012 | $39,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,320, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the highest paying city for firefighters in state of Virginia, followed by Richmond (median annual salary $52,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of firefighters in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 5.5 percent (5.5%) higher than that in Richmond.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Roanoke | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |