The annual salary statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of fire inspectors and investigators in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $27,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for fire inspectors and investigators in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,650.
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 | $37,250 | 0.43% | 4.19% |
| 2016 | $37,090 | 20.54% | - |
| 2015 | $29,470 | -23.18% | - |
| 2014 | $36,300 | -0.28% | - |
| 2013 | $36,400 | 1.95% | - |
| 2012 | $35,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,250, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for fire inspectors and investigators in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $61,360). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of fire inspectors and investigators in Huntington-Ashland is 39.3 percent (39.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Huntington-Ashland |