The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $55,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,710.
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 | $74,440 | -5.23% | 16.74% |
| 2021 | $78,330 | 1.91% | - |
| 2020 | $76,830 | 4.22% | - |
| 2019 | $73,590 | 2.72% | - |
| 2018 | $71,590 | 2.65% | - |
| 2017 | $69,690 | -0.17% | - |
| 2016 | $69,810 | 3.11% | - |
| 2015 | $67,640 | 3.84% | - |
| 2014 | $65,040 | 2.75% | - |
| 2013 | $63,250 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $61,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,440 in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is in the middle of salary range for fire inspectors and investigators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying New York-White Plains-Wayne.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Utica-Rome | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Syracuse | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Rochester | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne |