Fire Inspectors and Investigators salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$59K–$95K
Median
$75,920
25th percentile
$58,690
75th percentile
$95,120
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$78,110
$62K–$80K
Arizona
$74,780
$62K–$78K
Arkansas
$57,990
$45K–$74K
California
$99,230
$79K–$123K
Colorado
$85,750
$79K–$99K
Connecticut
$80,490
$60K–$98K
Florida
$75,660
$60K–$94K
Georgia
$64,550
$55K–$80K
Idaho
$72,810
$67K–$98K
Illinois
$62,400
$55K–$93K
Indiana
$73,340
$59K–$85K
Iowa
$81,860
$54K–$96K
Kansas
$64,290
$50K–$84K
Kentucky
$55,970
$49K–$61K
Louisiana
$64,820
$48K–$82K
Maine
$58,240
$36K–$79K
Maryland
$98,730
$80K–$101K
Massachusetts
$81,140
$72K–$98K
Michigan
$77,460
$68K–$91K
Minnesota
$84,410
$70K–$97K
Mississippi
$55,260
$49K–$62K
Missouri
$77,240
$44K–$86K
Nebraska
$76,770
$56K–$87K
Nevada
$93,450
$78K–$104K
New Hampshire
$75,230
$65K–$83K
New Jersey
$60,100
$49K–$81K
New Mexico
$64,680
$61K–$72K
New York
$73,920
$61K–$87K
North Carolina
$66,820
$47K–$79K
North Dakota
$80,320
$70K–$85K
Ohio
$59,280
$50K–$75K
Oklahoma
$37,320
$32K–$65K
Oregon
$115,080
$68K–$128K
Pennsylvania
$59,080
$37K–$77K
Rhode Island
$78,100
$62K–$88K
South Carolina
$61,890
$55K–$77K
Tennessee
$63,400
$53K–$80K
Texas
$82,390
$69K–$95K
Utah
$72,760
$59K–$84K
Virginia
$70,460
$59K–$81K
Washington
$122,900
$96K–$131K
West Virginia
$52,490
$46K–$60K
Wisconsin
$66,600
$49K–$87K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 26% of firefighting and protective service occupations nationally, and earn 79¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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