SOC 33-2021 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025
How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in New Haven, CT?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators in New Haven, CT is $93,430. The 10th percentile is $59,890 and the 90th percentile is $101,180. Employment is 60.
Median annual wage
$93,430
- 10th percentile
- $59,890
- 25th percentile
- $72,970
- Median
- $93,430
- 75th percentile
- $94,440
- 90th percentile
- $101,180
- Mean
- $84,580
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Fire Inspectors and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $59,890 and the 90th percentile is $101,180. The difference is $41,290, which is 44.2% 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 $72,970 to the 75th at $94,440, covers $21,470.
The mean annual wage is $84,580, which sits below the median of $93,430. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The New Haven, CT median is 23.1% higher than the national median of $75,920 for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $89,356, which is 17.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 16.1% higher than the Connecticut median of $80,490.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $93,430 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fire Inspectors and Investigators at $89,356 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. New Haven, CT ranks 2nd of 14 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).).
- Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $72,990 and employment of 60. That median is 21.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,152, against $89,356 here.
- Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 29 miles away, with a median of $99,860 and employment of 70. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,446, against $89,356 here.
- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $76,550 and employment of 130. That median is 18.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,504, against $89,356 here.
Employment share
Fire Inspectors and Investigators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in New Haven, CT (60 of 281,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (13,800 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.40 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.
Highest-paying jobs in New Haven, CT · Fire Inspectors and Investigators by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in New Haven, CT?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators in New Haven, CT is $93,430. The 10th percentile is $59,890 and the 90th percentile is $101,180. Employment is 60.
How does that compare with the national median for Fire Inspectors and Investigators?
The local median is 23.1% higher than the national median of $75,920.
What is Fire Inspectors and Investigators pay in New Haven, CT after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Haven, CT is 104.559, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $93,430 is $89,356. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does New Haven, CT compare with nearby metros for Fire Inspectors and Investigators?
Waterbury-Shelton, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 20 miles away, at $72,990. New Haven, CT ranks 2nd of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.