How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO?

Percentile spread

For Fire Inspectors and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $78,860 and the 90th percentile is $109,150. The difference is $30,290, which is 34.2% 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 $79,260 to the 75th at $103,270, covers $24,010.

The mean annual wage is $93,040, which sits above the median of $88,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO median is 16.6% higher than the national median of $75,920 for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,700, which is 10.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.3% higher than the Colorado median of $85,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO is 105.782, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fire Inspectors and Investigators at $83,700 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Fire Inspectors and Investigators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.