The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Bremerton-Silverdale 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 | $49,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,380.
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 | $83,120 | 3.71% | 10.58% |
| 2021 | $80,040 | 1.95% | - |
| 2020 | $78,480 | 6.84% | - |
| 2019 | $73,110 | 4.94% | - |
| 2018 | $69,500 | -1.42% | - |
| 2017 | $70,490 | -5.45% | - |
| 2016 | $74,330 | -5.80% | - |
| 2015 | $78,640 | 13.22% | - |
| 2014 | $68,240 | 8.53% | - |
| 2013 | $62,420 | -19.08% | - |
| 2012 | $74,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,120 in Bremerton-Silverdale is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Bremerton-Silverdale is 2.8 percent (2.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 62.3 percent (62.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.