The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Boise City-Nampa, Idaho is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Boise City-Nampa 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 | $22,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Boise City-Nampa, Idaho in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,910.
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 | $46,560 | -8.89% | 5.54% |
| 2021 | $50,700 | -9.80% | - |
| 2020 | $55,670 | 2.55% | - |
| 2019 | $54,250 | 7.19% | - |
| 2018 | $50,350 | -5.68% | - |
| 2017 | $53,210 | 3.93% | - |
| 2016 | $51,120 | 13.52% | - |
| 2015 | $44,210 | -5.47% | - |
| 2014 | $46,630 | 9.14% | - |
| 2013 | $42,370 | -3.80% | - |
| 2012 | $43,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,560 in Boise City-Nampa is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of Idaho. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Boise City-Nampa is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Coeur dAlene and 50.5 percent (50.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southcentral Idaho nonmetropolitan area.