The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 | $84,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $117,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers 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 $132,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $99,980 | 0.72% | 5.21% |
| 2016 | $99,260 | 2.12% | - |
| 2015 | $97,160 | 0.33% | - |
| 2014 | $96,840 | 0.52% | - |
| 2013 | $96,340 | 1.63% | - |
| 2012 | $94,770 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,980 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of fire fighting and prevention workers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 22.2 percent (22.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.