The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $53,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,830 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,890.
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 | $64,990 | -21.11% | -16.39% |
| 2021 | $78,710 | 8.46% | - |
| 2020 | $72,050 | 5.08% | - |
| 2019 | $68,390 | 0.45% | - |
| 2018 | $68,080 | -25.90% | - |
| 2017 | $85,710 | 1.76% | - |
| 2016 | $84,200 | 3.94% | - |
| 2015 | $80,880 | 1.51% | - |
| 2014 | $79,660 | 3.43% | - |
| 2013 | $76,930 | 1.68% | - |
| 2012 | $75,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,990, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $94,550). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 31.3 percent (31.3%) lower.
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