The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $49,270 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,270.
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 | $85,950 | 5.14% | 9.42% |
| 2016 | $81,530 | -0.11% | - |
| 2015 | $81,620 | -0.21% | - |
| 2014 | $81,790 | 5.84% | - |
| 2013 | $77,010 | -1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $77,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,950, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is the second highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach (median annual salary of $125,610). Compared with Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 31.6 percent (31.6%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| Naples-Marco Island | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven | |
| Jacksonville | |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville | |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota |