Fire Inspectors and Investigators · SOC 33-2021
Fire Inspectors and Investigators Salary in the Ohio
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Ohio
Figures describe the state of Ohio as a whole.
Fire Inspectors and Investigators in the Ohio earned a median of $59,280 per year ($28.50 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $42,580 at the 10th percentile to $130,530 at the 90th. BLS estimates 520 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Fire Inspectors and Investigators in the Ohio earn more than $59,280 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $49,690 and $75,230.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $42,580 | $49,690 | $59,280 | $75,230 | $130,530 |
| Hourly | $20.47 | $23.89 | $28.50 | $36.17 | $62.75 |
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
- Ohio$59,280 median for Ohio; middle half earns $49,690 to $75,230
- 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 −22% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Ohio
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.
- Ohiothis page$59,280 median for Ohio; middle half earns $49,690 to $75,230
- $86,290 median for Dayton metro area; middle half earns $63,270 to $131,230
- $66,540 median for Toledo metro area; middle half earns $49,250 to $106,800
- $63,460 median for Columbus metro area; middle half earns $45,060 to $75,750
- $57,590 median for Cleveland metro area; middle half earns $46,750 to $68,040
- $54,350 median for Akron metro area; middle half earns $50,740 to $70,450
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.