The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of firefighters in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $23,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,420.
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 | $30,660 | -10.44% | 20.19% |
| 2021 | $33,860 | -6.02% | - |
| 2020 | $35,900 | -11.23% | - |
| 2019 | $39,930 | 2.98% | - |
| 2018 | $38,740 | 18.25% | - |
| 2017 | $31,670 | 0.98% | - |
| 2016 | $31,360 | -8.39% | - |
| 2015 | $33,990 | 3.91% | - |
| 2014 | $32,660 | 11.54% | - |
| 2013 | $28,890 | 15.30% | - |
| 2012 | $24,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,660 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Huntington-Ashland is 47.4 percent (47.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 34.7 percent (34.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Winchester | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Charleston | |
| Beckley | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |