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Firefighters Salary in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota is shown in Table 1. The wage data of firefighters in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Firefighters in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,680
25th Percentile Wage	$25,450
50th Percentile Wage	$25,560
75th Percentile Wage	$46,610
90th Percentile Wage	$57,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $25,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,680.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$25,560	-13.58%	13.46%
2021	$29,030	-16.05%	-
2020	$33,690	-17.04%	-
2019	$39,430	18.03%	-
2018	$32,320	-24.41%	-
2017	$40,210	29.89%	-
2016	$28,190	3.83%	-
2015	$27,110	15.01%	-
2014	$23,040	1.69%	-
2013	$22,650	2.34%	-
2012	$22,120	-	-

Table 2. Compare Firefighters Salary in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area with Other Minnesota Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $25,560, Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for firefighters in state of Minnesota, following city of Rochester (median annual salary of $47,010). In comparison, the median annual salary of firefighters in Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area is 45.6 percent (45.6%) lower than that in the highest paying city Rochester.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Rochester	$47,010
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$38,060
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$37,410
Mankato-North Mankato	$37,150
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$35,570
St Cloud	$29,530
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	$25,560