The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $48,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,030.
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 | $78,370 | 14.84% | 39.52% |
| 2021 | $66,740 | -29.94% | - |
| 2016 | $86,720 | 18.84% | - |
| 2015 | $70,380 | 0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $69,930 | 24.67% | - |
| 2013 | $52,680 | 10.02% | - |
| 2012 | $47,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,370 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 43.9 percent (43.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 43.9 percent (43.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.