How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in Charleston-North Charleston, SC?

Percentile spread

For Fire Inspectors and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $43,220 and the 90th percentile is $78,270. The difference is $35,050, which is 56.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $55,620 to the 75th at $78,270, covers $22,650.

The mean annual wage is $64,490, which sits above the median of $62,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Charleston-North Charleston, SC median is 18.1% lower than the national median of $75,920 for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $61,588, which is 18.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% higher than the South Carolina median of $61,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Charleston-North Charleston, SC is 100.962, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fire Inspectors and Investigators at $61,588 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. Charleston-North Charleston, SC ranks 2nd of 3 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Wilmington, NC is 142 miles away, with a median of $45,100 and employment of 80. That median is 27.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,774, against $61,588 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 155 miles away, with a median of $76,740 and employment of 260. That median is 23.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,831, against $61,588 here.

Employment share

Fire Inspectors and Investigators accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Charleston-North Charleston, SC (40 of 394,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.