The annual salary statistics of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $39,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,650 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,650. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $86,990 | -16.86% | 50.66% |
| 2021 | $101,660 | 8.57% | - |
| 2020 | $92,950 | 5.21% | - |
| 2019 | $88,110 | 3.71% | - |
| 2018 | $84,840 | 44.52% | - |
| 2017 | $47,070 | 8.82% | - |
| 2016 | $42,920 | -14.05% | - |
| 2015 | $48,950 | 12.32% | - |
| 2012 | $42,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $86,990, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the second highest paying city for forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $116,720). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 25.5 percent (25.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine | |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana | |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos | |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario | |
| Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale |