The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $32,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,190.
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 | $75,760 | -1.08% | 28.12% |
| 2021 | $76,580 | 0.31% | - |
| 2020 | $76,340 | 4.35% | - |
| 2019 | $73,020 | 9.15% | - |
| 2018 | $66,340 | -2.25% | - |
| 2017 | $67,830 | -4.75% | - |
| 2016 | $71,050 | 2.35% | - |
| 2015 | $69,380 | 6.11% | - |
| 2014 | $65,140 | 8.98% | - |
| 2013 | $59,290 | 8.15% | - |
| 2012 | $54,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,760 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 58.7 percent (58.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.