The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $47,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,730.
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 | $65,180 | 5.48% | 7.59% |
| 2021 | $61,610 | -12.77% | - |
| 2020 | $69,480 | 6.68% | - |
| 2019 | $64,840 | 3.50% | - |
| 2018 | $62,570 | -6.52% | - |
| 2017 | $66,650 | 9.50% | - |
| 2016 | $60,320 | 1.91% | - |
| 2015 | $59,170 | 9.58% | - |
| 2014 | $53,500 | -12.39% | - |
| 2013 | $60,130 | -0.17% | - |
| 2012 | $60,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,180 in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |