The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fire inspectors and investigators in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $49,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,500 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of fire inspectors and investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $60,500 | 0.91% | 3.69% |
| 2016 | $59,950 | 1.65% | - |
| 2015 | $58,960 | -0.41% | - |
| 2014 | $59,200 | -5.22% | - |
| 2013 | $62,290 | 6.45% | - |
| 2012 | $58,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,500 in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Nassau-Suffolk is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Central New York nonmetropolitan area and 9.7 percent (9.7%) 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 |