The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 | $76,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $93,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $112,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $135,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,150 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,150. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $112,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,370.
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 | $112,160 | 7.03% | 19.61% |
| 2016 | $104,270 | 15.86% | - |
| 2015 | $87,730 | -2.64% | - |
| 2014 | $90,050 | 0.67% | - |
| 2013 | $89,450 | -0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $90,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $112,160, Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is the second highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City (median annual salary of $139,690). Compared with San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 19.7 percent (19.7%) lower.