The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of fire inspectors and investigators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $78,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $100,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $107,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $107,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,370.
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 | $107,080 | -0.59% | 23.31% |
| 2021 | $107,710 | 5.28% | - |
| 2020 | $102,020 | 6.96% | - |
| 2019 | $94,920 | 4.15% | - |
| 2018 | $90,980 | -1.11% | - |
| 2017 | $91,990 | -0.48% | - |
| 2016 | $92,430 | 2.74% | - |
| 2015 | $89,900 | 4.97% | - |
| 2014 | $85,430 | 1.59% | - |
| 2013 | $84,070 | 2.32% | - |
| 2012 | $82,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $107,080, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $108,590). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale |