The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $46,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,110.
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 | $78,380 | 1.31% | 7.22% |
| 2021 | $77,350 | 25.35% | - |
| 2020 | $57,740 | -2.63% | - |
| 2019 | $59,260 | 7.53% | - |
| 2018 | $54,800 | -32.70% | - |
| 2015 | $72,720 | 17.84% | - |
| 2014 | $59,750 | 5.07% | - |
| 2013 | $56,720 | -28.21% | - |
| 2012 | $72,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,380, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Texas, followed by Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown (median annual salary $71,520). In comparison, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 8.8 percent (8.8%) higher than that in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| El Paso | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area |