The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $30,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,630.
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 | $44,630 | -7.55% | 9.84% |
| 2021 | $48,000 | 5.52% | - |
| 2020 | $45,350 | 1.10% | - |
| 2019 | $44,850 | -8.96% | - |
| 2018 | $48,870 | -11.91% | - |
| 2017 | $54,690 | 8.30% | - |
| 2016 | $50,150 | 15.03% | - |
| 2014 | $42,610 | -4.32% | - |
| 2013 | $44,450 | 9.47% | - |
| 2012 | $40,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,630 in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 44.8 percent (44.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Sheboygan and 58.1 percent (58.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.