City of Baltimore / Fire Department (004) / Fire Prevention Inspector II
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
1 employees hold this title in Fire Department (004). Median total compensation for the role is $123,726, above the department median of $104,133.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, the median wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators — about 220 people — is $98,730. Fire Department (004) pays a median base salary of $78,547 for this role, 20% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Fire Inspectors and Investigators across every employer in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Fire Department (004)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators — about 13,800 people — is $75,920. Fire Department (004)’s median base salary is 3% above that national figure, about the 53rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Fire Department (004) is $78,547, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Fire Prevention Inspector II is held in 2 City of Baltimore departments. In Fire Department (004), the median of $123,726 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Fire Prevention Inspector II role in other City of Baltimoredepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Baltimore, the median of $80,441 ranks #4 of 5. See Fire Prevention Inspector across all of City of Baltimore →
Median total compensation for comparable Fire Prevention Inspector roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Fire Prevention Inspector II/Fire Department (004)
Source-specific fields
At Fire Department (004), Johnnie Booker serves as a Fire Prevention Inspector II. They have served since 1993 (about 27 years). Their 2020 pay totaled $123,726.