Fire Inspectors and Investigators · SOC 33-2021
Fire Inspectors and Investigators Salary in the Gulfport Metro Area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area
Figures describe the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Gulfport city limits.
Fire Inspectors and Investigators in the Gulfport-Biloxi, MS metro area earned a median of $61,660 per year ($29.64 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $49,320 at the 10th percentile to $68,160 at the 90th.
Pay distribution
Half of Fire Inspectors and Investigators in the Gulfport metro area earn more than $61,660 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $49,400 and $63,220.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $49,320 | $49,400 | $61,660 | $63,220 | $68,160 |
| Hourly | $23.71 | $23.75 | $29.64 | $30.40 | $32.77 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Gulfport metro areathis metro area$61,660 median for Gulfport metro area; middle half earns $49,400 to $63,220
- Mississippistate (MS)$55,260 median for Mississippi; middle half earns $49,280 to $61,660
- United Statesnational$75,920 median for United States; middle half earns $58,690 to $95,120
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is +12% vs Mississippi overall and −19% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Where this metro sits nationally
Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.
The Gulfport metro area has the 68th-highest published median for this occupation among the 83 metro areas where BLS publishes it. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.
Other metro areas in Mississippi
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for fire inspectors and investigators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Gulfport metro areathis page$61,660 median for Gulfport metro area; middle half earns $49,400 to $63,220
- $56,370 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $50,170 to $65,620
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for fire inspectors and investigatorss · Highest-paying occupations in Gulfport Metro
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.