The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $39,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,590.
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 | $50,160 | -26.69% | 2.17% |
| 2019 | $63,550 | 3.12% | - |
| 2018 | $61,570 | 3.70% | - |
| 2017 | $59,290 | 17.24% | - |
| 2016 | $49,070 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $49,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,160 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for fire inspectors and investigators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 27.5 percent (27.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 9.7 percent (9.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley |