Fire Inspectors and Investigators salary
The median pay for fire inspectors and investigators in the United States is $75,920 a year. About 13,800 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $46,530
- 25th percentile
- $58,690
- Median percentile
- $75,920
- 75th percentile
- $95,120
- 90th percentile
- $118,750
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $122,900
- California $99,230
- Maryland $98,730
- Nevada $93,450
- Minnesota $84,410
- Texas $82,390
- Iowa $81,860
- Massachusetts $81,140
- Connecticut $80,490
- North Dakota $80,320
- Alabama $78,110
- Rhode Island $78,100
- Michigan $77,460
- Missouri $77,240
- Nebraska $76,770
- Florida $75,660
- New Hampshire $75,230
- Arizona $74,780
- New York $73,920
- Indiana $73,340
- Idaho $72,810
- Utah $72,760
- Virginia $70,460
- North Carolina $66,820
- Wisconsin $66,600
- Louisiana $64,820
- New Mexico $64,680
- Georgia $64,550
- Kansas $64,290
- Tennessee $63,400
- Illinois $62,400
- South Carolina $61,890
- New Jersey $60,100
- Ohio $59,280
- Pennsylvania $59,080
- Arkansas $57,990
- Kentucky $55,970
- Mississippi $55,260
- West Virginia $52,490
- Oklahoma $37,320
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $159,220
- San Francisco, CA $129,410
- Seattle, WA $127,920
- Sacramento, CA $107,690
- Bridgeport, CT $99,860
- Santa Rosa, CA $99,660
- Riverside, CA $99,580
- Baltimore, MD $98,730
- Oxnard, CA $98,150
- Fresno, CA $98,090
- San Diego, CA $97,250
- Reno, NV $94,750
- Dallas, TX $94,690
- Las Vegas, NV $93,450
- New Haven, CT $93,430
- Miami, FL $88,260
- Washington, DC $87,630
- Santa Maria, CA $86,830
- Detroit, MI $86,630
- Dayton, OH $86,290
- Minneapolis, MN $84,410
- Boston, MA $83,410
- Albany, NY $82,640
- Houston, TX $82,390
- Memphis, TN $82,280
- Austin, TX $80,510
- St. Louis, MO $80,340
- Tampa, FL $79,700
- Norwich, CT $78,760
- Baton Rouge, LA $78,530
- Kansas City, MO $78,470
- Buffalo, NY $78,150
- Cape Coral, FL $78,100
- Providence, RI $77,730
- Naples, FL $77,230
- Nashville, TN $77,160
- Raleigh, NC $77,120
- Charlotte, NC $76,740
- Hartford, CT $76,550
- Springfield, MA $76,460
- North Port, FL $76,370
- Tucson, AZ $76,350
- Phoenix, AZ $75,580
- Durham, NC $75,470
- Syracuse, NY $74,740
- Greensboro, NC $73,540
- Indianapolis, IN $73,440
- Orlando, FL $73,140
- Waterbury, CT $72,990
- Salt Lake City, UT $72,760
- Trenton, NJ $72,290
- Atlanta, GA $71,070
- San Antonio, TX $68,650
- Santa Fe, NM $68,140
- Toledo, OH $66,540
- New York, NY $65,710
- Lincoln, NE $65,620
- Rochester, NY $64,990
- Jacksonville, FL $64,090
- Winston, NC $63,950
- Columbus, OH $63,460
- Albuquerque, NM $62,800
- Chicago, IL $62,400
- Charleston, SC $62,180
- Philadelphia, PA $59,080
- Palm Bay, FL $58,720
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $57,710
- Cleveland, OH $57,590
- Jackson, MS $56,370
- Deltona, FL $56,270
- Atlantic City, NJ $55,930
- Akron, OH $54,350
- Charleston, WV $49,100
- Allentown, PA $48,060
- Wilmington, NC $45,100
- Wichita, KS $44,440
- Oklahoma City, OK $37,320