The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $53,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $79,720 | -1.96% | 5.90% |
| 2016 | $81,280 | 1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $80,070 | 2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $78,120 | 2.55% | - |
| 2013 | $76,130 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $75,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,720 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 60.7 percent (60.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.