The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fire inspectors and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $56,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $74,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,090.
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 | $57,010 | -10.79% | 8.38% |
| 2021 | $63,160 | 7.11% | - |
| 2020 | $58,670 | 3.24% | - |
| 2019 | $56,770 | 4.09% | - |
| 2018 | $54,450 | 0.81% | - |
| 2017 | $54,010 | 3.30% | - |
| 2016 | $52,230 | 3.50% | - |
| 2015 | $50,400 | -0.91% | - |
| 2014 | $50,860 | 0.02% | - |
| 2013 | $50,850 | -2.71% | - |
| 2012 | $52,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,010 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 9.9 percent (9.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville |