The highest-paying states for fire inspectors and investigators (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of fire inspectors and investigators in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $103,800, Washington is the highest paying state for fire inspectors and investigators. It is followed by Oregon (average annual salary $102,920). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of fire inspectors and investigators in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $103,800 |
$76,400 | 250 |
| 2 | Oregon | $102,920 |
$80,460 | 100 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $99,820 |
$60,590 | 60 |
| 4 | Ohio | $96,930 |
$41,390 | 460 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | $92,980 |
$19,160 | 100 |
| 6 | California | $92,230 |
$48,030 | 1,110 |
| 7 | Idaho | $87,030 |
$57,840 | 60 |
| 8 | Iowa | $85,200 |
$49,900 | 80 |
| 9 | Nevada | $83,450 |
$61,460 | 170 |
| 10 | Illinois | $80,660 |
$35,480 | 590 |
| 11 | Colorado | $79,230 |
$51,710 | 170 |
| 12 | Maryland | $78,340 |
$48,540 | 280 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $76,000 |
$64,080 | 170 |
| 14 | Connecticut | $74,930 |
$52,010 | 360 |
| 15 | North Dakota | $70,410 |
$62,210 | 30 |
| 16 | Michigan | $67,320 |
$36,460 | 410 |
| 17 | Texas | $67,010 |
$45,840 | 930 |
| 18 | Massachusetts | $66,730 |
$43,950 | 60 |
| 19 | New Hampshire | $66,720 |
$47,720 | 60 |
| 20 | Missouri | $66,210 |
$38,150 | 170 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $64,910 |
$33,620 | 40 |
| 22 | New Jersey | $64,830 |
$46,950 | 1,100 |
| 23 | Rhode Island | $64,650 |
$49,820 | 50 |
| 24 | Florida | $64,600 |
$49,470 | 2,400 |
| 25 | Utah | $64,050 |
$38,870 | 80 |
| 26 | New York | $63,860 |
$50,040 | 1,320 |
| 27 | Arizona | $62,680 |
$48,740 | 160 |
| 28 | Vermont | $62,210 |
$48,610 | 40 |
| 29 | Alaska | $61,210 |
$48,760 | 30 |
| 30 | Kansas | $61,050 |
$40,850 | 80 |
| 31 | North Carolina | $59,700 |
$39,820 | 520 |
| 32 | Louisiana | $58,340 |
$33,440 | 120 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $57,720 |
$34,370 | 90 |
| 34 | Tennessee | $57,010 |
$45,860 | 520 |
| 35 | Arkansas | $56,840 |
$32,900 | 30 |
| 36 | New Mexico | $56,470 |
$38,160 | 30 |
| 37 | Pennsylvania | $56,330 |
$39,870 | 230 |
| 38 | Indiana | $54,410 |
$36,400 | 210 |
| 39 | Georgia | $54,040 |
$40,450 | 340 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $53,160 |
$41,750 | 70 |
| 41 | Virginia | $52,600 |
$39,020 | 220 |
| 42 | Delaware | $51,650 |
$34,400 | 100 |
| 43 | Mississippi | $50,580 |
$32,730 | 70 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $50,490 |
$30,420 | 160 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $50,160 |
$38,560 | 150 |
| 46 | Alabama | $48,180 |
$34,600 | 540 |
| 47 | Maine | $46,160 |
$42,220 | 90 |
| 48 | Montana | $43,400 |
$31,900 | 0 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $40,670 |
$33,530 | 50 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $32,770 |
$29,710 | 130 |