The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $28,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $82,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,090.
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 | $40,160 | 7.47% | 30.25% |
| 2021 | $37,160 | 4.71% | - |
| 2020 | $35,410 | 9.23% | - |
| 2019 | $32,140 | 4.01% | - |
| 2018 | $30,850 | 3.27% | - |
| 2017 | $29,840 | -0.50% | - |
| 2016 | $29,990 | 1.60% | - |
| 2015 | $29,510 | -1.69% | - |
| 2014 | $30,010 | 6.03% | - |
| 2013 | $28,200 | 0.67% | - |
| 2012 | $28,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,160 in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 50.3 percent (50.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Sheboygan and 53.5 percent (53.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.