Fire Inspectors and Investigators Salary — Austin, Texas

The average Fire Inspectors and Investigators in Austin, Texas earns $86,090 a year.

$86,090 / year, mean
↑ 7.7% above national average 75th percentile in Texas

Austin pays well above most of Texas for this role, landing in the top third statewide. That's close to the national average for fire inspectors and investigators — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Texas

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
50
Estimate confidence
RSE 2.5%
Cost of living 98 #74 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 2109 #114 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $428,524 #40 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $97,638 #13 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Austin ranks #74 for cost of living and #40 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $153,240 San Francisco $124,850 Seattle $117,420 Portland $110,110 Sacramento $104,980 Santa Rosa $97,510 Riverside $96,440 Santa Maria $94,650 San Diego $94,490 Los Angeles $93,350 Baltimore $89,970 Fresno $89,780 Miami $88,410 Oxnard $87,910 Dallas $87,010 Austin $86,090 Detroit $85,730 Tampa $83,760 Albany $82,340 Fort Myers $82,300 Houston $80,860 Naples $79,950 Trenton $78,850 Chicago $74,460 Sarasota $74,250 New York $74,190 Orlando $72,410 Indianapolis $72,260 San Antonio $70,820 Buffalo $70,520 Rochester $70,490 Jacksonville $69,490 Syracuse $68,610 Atlantic City $65,550 Palm Bay $64,980 Philadelphia $64,560 Allentown $60,390 Louisville $58,730 Deltona $54,750 Charleston $50,120 Pittsburgh $47,310
CityMean salaryvs. Austin
Albany, New York$82,340-4.4%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$60,390-29.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$65,550-23.9%
Baltimore, Maryland$89,970+4.5%
Buffalo, New York$70,520-18.1%
Fort Myers, Florida$82,300-4.4%
Charleston, West Virginia$50,120-41.8%
Chicago, Illinois$74,460-13.5%
Dallas, Texas$87,010+1.1%
Deltona, Florida$54,750-36.4%
Detroit, Michigan$85,730-0.4%
Fresno, California$89,780+4.3%
Houston, Texas$80,860-6.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$72,260-16.1%
Jacksonville, Florida$69,490-19.3%
Los Angeles, California$93,350+8.4%
Louisville, Kentucky$58,730-31.8%
Miami, Florida$88,410+2.7%
Naples, Florida$79,950-7.1%
New York, New York$74,190-13.8%
Sarasota, Florida$74,250-13.8%
Orlando, Florida$72,410-15.9%
Oxnard, California$87,910+2.1%
Palm Bay, Florida$64,980-24.5%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$64,560-25.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$47,310-45.0%
Portland, Oregon$110,110+27.9%
Riverside, California$96,440+12.0%
Rochester, New York$70,490-18.1%
Sacramento, California$104,980+21.9%
San Antonio, Texas$70,820-17.7%
San Diego, California$94,490+9.8%
San Francisco, California$124,850+45.0%
San Jose, California$153,240+78.0%
Santa Maria, California$94,650+9.9%
Santa Rosa, California$97,510+13.3%
Seattle, Washington$117,420+36.4%
Syracuse, New York$68,610-20.3%
Tampa, Florida$83,760-2.7%
Trenton, New Jersey$78,850-8.4%
Gross salary
86,090/yr
Estimated take-home
69,394/yr
Est. total withheld
19.4%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Texas has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 33-2021 SOC code
Official area Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 12420 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: tx_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Round RockSan Marcos
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Texas

Population (metro area)
2,357,497