The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $63,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $110,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $110,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,460.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fire inspectors and investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $110,200 | 3.73% | 9.05% |
| 2016 | $106,090 | 2.66% | - |
| 2015 | $103,270 | -0.18% | - |
| 2014 | $103,460 | 1.52% | - |
| 2013 | $101,890 | 1.63% | - |
| 2012 | $100,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $110,200 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 21.1 percent (21.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 60.1 percent (60.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.