How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For Fire Inspectors and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $46,530 and the 90th percentile is $68,810. The difference is $22,280, which is 39.6% 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 $46,530 to the 75th at $57,750, covers $11,220.

The mean annual wage is $54,750, which sits below the median of $56,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL median is 25.9% lower than the national median of $75,920 for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $56,628, which is 25.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25.6% lower than the Florida median of $75,660.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL is 99.367, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $56,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fire Inspectors and Investigators at $56,628 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL ranks 7th of 7 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 52 miles away, with a median of $73,140 and employment of 170. That median is 30% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,117, against $56,628 here.
• Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 68 miles away, with a median of $58,720 and employment of 30. That median is 4.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,717, against $56,628 here.
• Jacksonville, FL is 80 miles away, with a median of $64,090 and employment of 40. That median is 13.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,422, against $56,628 here.

Employment share

Fire Inspectors and Investigators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL (50 of 219,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.56 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.