The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $47,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,640.
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 | $63,140 | -4.56% | 13.22% |
| 2021 | $66,020 | 15.04% | - |
| 2020 | $56,090 | -3.99% | - |
| 2019 | $58,330 | -1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $59,230 | 1.38% | - |
| 2017 | $58,410 | 2.50% | - |
| 2016 | $56,950 | 1.53% | - |
| 2013 | $56,080 | 2.30% | - |
| 2012 | $54,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $63,140, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Asheville (median annual salary of $64,840). Compared with Asheville, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Raleigh-Cary is 2.6 percent (2.6%) lower.