How much do Fire Inspectors and Investigators make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

Percentile spread

For Fire Inspectors and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $68,230 and the 90th percentile is $150,500. The difference is $82,270, which is 68.7% 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 $68,230 to the 75th at $146,980, covers $78,750.

The mean annual wage is $110,110, which sits below the median of $119,780. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 57.8% higher than the national median of $75,920 for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $113,621, which is 49.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% higher than the Oregon median of $115,080.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Oregon, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $119,780 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Fire Inspectors and Investigators at $113,621 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Fire Inspectors and Investigators. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 2nd of 2 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).).

• Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $127,920 and employment of 210. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,105, against $113,621 here.