The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fire inspectors and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $39,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $113,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fire inspectors and investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $95,260 | 34.83% | -11.38% |
| 2021 | $62,080 | -128.04% | - |
| 2020 | $141,570 | 2.99% | - |
| 2019 | $137,340 | 3.63% | - |
| 2018 | $132,350 | 17.14% | - |
| 2017 | $109,660 | 3.25% | - |
| 2016 | $106,100 | 4.10% | - |
| 2015 | $101,750 | -4.28% | - |
| 2012 | $106,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $95,260 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for fire inspectors and investigators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 31.8 percent (31.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 53.8 percent (53.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.