Fire Inspectors and Investigators Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Fire Inspectors and Investigators positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$78,060
National average
Salary Range
$47,580 – $149,870
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Fire Inspectors and Investigators Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $149,870 | $117,580 | $171,720 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $137,320 | $58,840 | $197,890 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,940 | $100,790 | $166,230 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $123,080 | $78,090 | $150,120 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $121,120 | $88,050 | $130,460 |
| Washington | $116,950 | $76,840 | $143,130 |
| Oregon | $115,240 | $68,860 | $124,110 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $109,310 | $75,780 | $113,190 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $102,500 | $58,830 | $138,590 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $99,310 | $49,020 | $103,190 |
| Reno, NV | $97,740 | $71,090 | $104,690 |
| Colorado | $97,080 | $75,400 | $124,130 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $96,760 | $60,460 | $117,300 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $96,180 | $58,430 | $103,850 |
| California | $96,180 | $57,550 | $147,190 |
| Nevada | $95,870 | $66,280 | $112,140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $95,510 | $50,340 | $137,550 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $94,940 | $60,830 | $122,110 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $94,560 | $62,560 | $114,240 |
| New Haven, CT | $93,040 | $60,360 | $106,080 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $92,610 | $56,420 | $103,980 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $92,450 | $64,850 | $106,770 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $90,610 | $49,490 | $111,710 |
| Maryland | $90,610 | $47,100 | $111,710 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $88,130 | $57,390 | $126,950 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $86,950 | $55,670 | $105,580 |
| Michigan | $86,770 | $55,740 | $105,510 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $86,250 | $45,920 | $127,800 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $85,870 | $85,870 | $121,200 |
| Modesto, CA | $85,400 | $68,140 | $120,540 |
| Massachusetts | $84,650 | $57,390 | $126,950 |
| Texas | $83,370 | $51,240 | $101,150 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $83,370 | $62,240 | $97,590 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $83,320 | $45,340 | $91,330 |
| Missouri | $83,130 | $49,320 | $150,430 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $82,890 | $64,550 | $113,620 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $81,740 | $59,340 | $113,350 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $81,460 | $55,000 | $150,880 |
| Fresno, CA | $81,330 | $56,030 | $114,090 |
| Minnesota | $81,200 | $51,660 | $115,380 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $81,200 | $51,650 | $115,370 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $80,690 | $42,210 | $132,550 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $80,430 | $45,760 | $87,430 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $80,290 | $55,340 | $84,760 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $80,240 | $64,770 | $100,290 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $80,240 | $61,680 | $99,580 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $80,140 | $56,720 | $123,270 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $78,150 | $51,920 | $94,480 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $77,710 | $57,060 | $84,850 |
| Wyoming | $77,450 | $77,450 | $89,600 |
| Tucson, AZ | $77,250 | $51,160 | $88,570 |
| New Hampshire | $77,040 | $61,210 | $110,070 |
| Connecticut | $76,620 | $47,490 | $107,770 |
| North Dakota | $75,860 | $61,460 | $94,980 |
| Iowa | $75,330 | $48,520 | $113,030 |
| New York | $75,080 | $51,910 | $120,880 |
| Arizona | $74,900 | $57,910 | $95,030 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $74,550 | $51,910 | $120,880 |
| Rochester, NY | $74,460 | $48,380 | $92,390 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $74,380 | $54,710 | $104,950 |
| Rhode Island | $74,380 | $51,210 | $97,300 |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $73,930 | $36,050 | $87,460 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $72,800 | $47,490 | $106,370 |
| Utah | $72,550 | $55,360 | $85,100 |
| Illinois | $72,400 | $42,730 | $120,360 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $71,790 | $43,030 | $97,380 |
| Louisiana | $71,380 | $41,590 | $110,840 |
| Vermont | $71,220 | $59,450 | $80,850 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $71,160 | $53,890 | $107,240 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $70,810 | $61,220 | $96,100 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $70,680 | $38,600 | $91,260 |
| Nebraska | $70,300 | $46,940 | $110,790 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $70,250 | $40,940 | $99,190 |
| Idaho | $70,160 | $52,830 | $101,040 |
| Wisconsin | $69,920 | $37,420 | $124,640 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $69,170 | $51,840 | $94,260 |
| Virginia | $69,140 | $53,580 | $90,290 |
| New Jersey | $69,090 | $45,700 | $106,150 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $68,990 | $49,540 | $83,170 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $68,790 | $53,740 | $85,350 |
| North Carolina | $68,670 | $36,640 | $87,400 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $68,140 | $42,730 | $118,520 |
| Pennsylvania | $67,440 | $51,920 | $91,550 |
| Toledo, OH | $67,330 | $41,600 | $108,080 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $66,780 | $50,710 | $88,190 |
| Indiana | $66,090 | $42,640 | $93,450 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $65,940 | $59,730 | $86,530 |
| Tennessee | $65,940 | $50,230 | $83,320 |
| New Mexico | $65,330 | $48,740 | $82,770 |
| Ohio | $64,790 | $41,800 | $132,550 |
| Columbus, OH | $64,790 | $43,670 | $137,170 |
| Georgia | $64,480 | $41,880 | $90,970 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $63,600 | $38,680 | $104,350 |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $63,400 | $59,380 | $63,400 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $62,400 | $46,850 | $97,340 |
| South Carolina | $61,780 | $46,010 | $79,200 |
| Kansas | $60,380 | $44,500 | $95,680 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $60,360 | $43,280 | $79,200 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $60,310 | $40,230 | $78,060 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,210 | $36,300 | $75,770 |
| Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $60,170 | $36,300 | $78,490 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $59,160 | $48,450 | $95,240 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $58,840 | $43,070 | $87,360 |
| Arkansas | $58,030 | $44,610 | $84,950 |
| Delaware | $57,840 | $34,800 | $117,350 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $56,990 | $35,900 | $110,340 |
| Cleveland, OH | $56,030 | $42,800 | $134,440 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $54,840 | $53,770 | $81,980 |
| Mississippi | $54,650 | $35,690 | $67,560 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $54,040 | $46,010 | $72,360 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $53,520 | $42,970 | N/A |
| West Virginia | $52,820 | $41,710 | $59,600 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $52,000 | $44,530 | $82,750 |
| Alabama | $50,810 | $36,710 | $81,410 |
| Kentucky | $50,800 | $44,490 | $71,190 |
| Wilmington, NC | $48,340 | $36,640 | $72,160 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $47,090 | $39,950 | $58,440 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $45,900 | $35,740 | $55,440 |
| Puerto Rico | $45,900 | $35,740 | $55,440 |
| Maine | $45,770 | $36,470 | $84,910 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $41,790 | $37,420 | $79,420 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $37,320 | $32,180 | $98,140 |
| Oklahoma | $37,320 | $31,430 | $98,130 |
| Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,300 | $36,300 | $62,960 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Fire Inspectors and Investigators make?▾
The median annual salary for a Fire Inspectors and Investigators is $78,060, with a typical range of $47,580 – $149,870 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Fire Inspectors and Investigators?▾
Entry-level Fire Inspectors and Investigators positions typically start around $47,580 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Fire Inspectors and Investigatorss earn the most?▾
Fire Inspectors and Investigatorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.
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