The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $57,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $88,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $98,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $162,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $162,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,130.
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 | $98,930 | -0.16% | 2.14% |
| 2021 | $99,090 | -20.73% | - |
| 2020 | $119,630 | 3.19% | - |
| 2019 | $115,810 | 3.47% | - |
| 2018 | $111,790 | -9.71% | - |
| 2017 | $122,650 | 3.07% | - |
| 2016 | $118,890 | 10.43% | - |
| 2015 | $106,490 | 10.97% | - |
| 2014 | $94,810 | 0.92% | - |
| 2013 | $93,940 | -3.06% | - |
| 2012 | $96,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $98,930 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City and 55.5 percent (55.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.