Fire Inspectors and Investigators Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $71K, rent takes 24.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new fire inspectors and investigators typically earn — is $44K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,642/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $71K locally vs. $76K nationally, a 6% difference.

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $71K median vs. the U.S. average of $76K — that’s -6%.

The median is $71,370 a year, that works out to about $34 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $44,030, and experienced fire inspectors and investigators can clear $91,410. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,883/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 24.3% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median fire inspectors and investigators salary is worth about $71,370 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.