The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $52,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $52,800.
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 | $74,460 | -3.80% | 17.67% |
| 2021 | $77,290 | 11.23% | - |
| 2020 | $68,610 | -0.89% | - |
| 2019 | $69,220 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $66,060 | 4.33% | - |
| 2017 | $63,200 | 4.21% | - |
| 2016 | $60,540 | 4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $57,990 | -7.45% | - |
| 2014 | $62,310 | 3.18% | - |
| 2013 | $60,330 | -1.61% | - |
| 2012 | $61,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,460 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 40.7 percent (40.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach and 44.5 percent (44.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota.