The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Weirton-Steubenville 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 | $27,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Weirton-Steubenville, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,250.
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 | $38,820 | -10.54% | -7.62% |
| 2021 | $42,910 | 34.09% | - |
| 2018 | $28,280 | -52.58% | - |
| 2017 | $43,150 | 3.17% | - |
| 2016 | $41,780 | -3.57% | - |
| 2015 | $43,270 | 3.44% | - |
| 2012 | $41,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,820 in Weirton-Steubenville is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Weirton-Steubenville is 33.4 percent (33.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 48.4 percent (48.4%) 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 |