The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $72,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $139,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $157,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $167,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $167,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,150.
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 | $139,690 | 0.84% | 22.44% |
| 2016 | $138,520 | 1.83% | - |
| 2015 | $135,980 | 14.59% | - |
| 2014 | $116,140 | 7.61% | - |
| 2013 | $107,300 | -0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $108,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $139,690, San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is the highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of California, followed by Oakland-Fremont-Hayward (median annual salary $112,160). In comparison, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 19.7 percent (19.7%) higher than that in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward.