The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee 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 | $37,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $94,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $94,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,740.
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 | $78,630 | 4.35% | 36.65% |
| 2021 | $75,210 | 13.79% | - |
| 2020 | $64,840 | -6.43% | - |
| 2019 | $69,010 | 51.95% | - |
| 2018 | $33,160 | -30.07% | - |
| 2017 | $43,130 | 27.54% | - |
| 2016 | $31,250 | -48.00% | - |
| 2014 | $46,250 | -0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $46,380 | -7.40% | - |
| 2012 | $49,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,630 in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee is 8.0 percent (8.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 60.2 percent (60.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.