The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of fire inspectors and investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $69,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,830.
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 | $92,900 | 0.86% | 5.55% |
| 2016 | $92,100 | 0.67% | - |
| 2015 | $91,480 | -1.71% | - |
| 2014 | $93,040 | 2.12% | - |
| 2013 | $91,070 | 3.66% | - |
| 2012 | $87,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,900 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for fire inspectors and investigators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 14.4 percent (14.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 26.9 percent (26.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bremerton-Silverdale.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale |