The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fire inspectors and investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $36,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $176,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $176,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,320.
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 | $77,860 | -0.60% | 24.89% |
| 2021 | $78,330 | 16.55% | - |
| 2020 | $65,370 | 4.36% | - |
| 2019 | $62,520 | 0.26% | - |
| 2018 | $62,360 | 14.00% | - |
| 2017 | $53,630 | 0.41% | - |
| 2016 | $53,410 | -7.94% | - |
| 2014 | $57,650 | 1.13% | - |
| 2013 | $57,000 | -2.60% | - |
| 2012 | $58,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $77,860, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Rockford (median annual salary of $91,310). Compared with Rockford, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) |