How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Fire Inspectors and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $49,750 and the 90th percentile is $128,990. The difference is $79,240, which is 84.2% 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 $76,840 to the 75th at $107,010, covers $30,170.

The mean annual wage is $93,350, which sits below the median of $94,140. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 24% higher than the national median of $75,920 for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,895, which is 9.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% lower than the California median of $99,230.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,140 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fire Inspectors and Investigators at $82,895 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 4th of 5 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $98,150 and employment of 50. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $88,796, against $82,895 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $86,830 and employment of 80. That median is 7.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,808, against $82,895 here.
• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $97,250 and employment of 80. That median is 3.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,918, against $82,895 here.