How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in Gulfport-Biloxi, MS?

Percentile spread

For Fire Inspectors and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $49,320 and the 90th percentile is $68,160. The difference is $18,840, which is 30.6% 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 $49,400 to the 75th at $63,220, covers $13,820.

The mean annual wage is $57,780, which sits below the median of $61,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Gulfport-Biloxi, MS median is 18.8% lower than the national median of $75,920 for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,507, which is 9.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.6% higher than the Mississippi median of $55,260.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 90.006, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fire Inspectors and Investigators at $68,507 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. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 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).).

• Baton Rouge, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $78,530 and employment of 40. That median is 27.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,506, against $68,507 here.
• Jackson, MS is 150 miles away, with a median of $56,370 and employment of 40. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,303, against $68,507 here.