Fire inspector earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level fire inspector earnings begin at:

$40.75 per hour

$84,760 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level fire inspector earnings begin at:

$38.53 per hour

$80,140 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level fire inspector earnings begin at:

$27.97 per hour

$58,180 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level fire inspector earnings begin at:

$18.03 per hour

$37,500 per year

10th percentile

Starting level fire inspector earnings begin at:

$16.78 per hour

$34,900 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Fire inspector salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $99,820
Iowa $97,360
Nevada $97,360
Ohio $97,300
Connecticut $79,350
Illinois $78,710
Minnesota $78,540
Massachusetts $78,330
Colorado $77,350
Missouri $76,730
California $72,730
New Hampshire $65,360
Maryland $65,020
Florida $64,600
New York $64,430
Louisiana $64,420
Oklahoma $62,770
New Jersey $62,090
Texas $61,970
Rhode Island $61,600
Alaska $61,210
Utah $61,190
Arizona $61,130
Tennessee $61,000
Virginia $61,000
Kentucky $60,500
North Carolina $60,220
Wisconsin $59,150
North Dakota $58,990
New Mexico $58,430
Michigan $58,180
Kansas $57,760
Arkansas $56,840
Vermont $56,680
Georgia $55,010
Pennsylvania $52,100
Delaware $52,000
Indiana $51,840
South Carolina $51,620
Wyoming $50,630
Alabama $47,850
Maine $47,580
Mississippi $47,300
West Virginia $46,790
Nebraska $45,130
Puerto Rico $32,770
Oregon $103,930
Idaho $102,540
Washington $100,330

How do fire inspector salaries compare to similar careers?

Fire inspectors earn about the same as related careers in Michigan. On average, they make less than arbitrators but more than postal service workers.

Career Median Salary
Arbitrator salary $71K
Police officer salary $65K
Probation officer salary $71K
Social worker salary $61K
Fire inspector salary $58K
Private detective salary $51K
Funeral director salary $50K
Postal service clerk salary $53K
Postal service worker salary $53K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)