The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $44,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,610.
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 | $66,060 | 11.13% | 6.96% |
| 2016 | $58,710 | 1.04% | - |
| 2015 | $58,100 | 12.87% | - |
| 2014 | $50,620 | -20.03% | - |
| 2013 | $60,760 | -1.15% | - |
| 2012 | $61,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,060 in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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-Plano-Irving is 15.7 percent (15.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 30.2 percent (30.2%) 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 |