City of Charlotte / Charlotte Fire Department, Administration / Fire Inspector
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
3 employees hold this title in Charlotte Fire Department, Administration. Median total compensation for the role is $86,224, below the department median of $86,840.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators — about 260 people — is $76,740. Charlotte Fire Department, Administration pays a median base salary of $86,224 for this role, 12% above that figure — about the 81st 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Charlotte Fire Department, Administration’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. Charlotte Fire Department, Administration’s median base salary is 14% above that national figure, about the 63rd 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Charlotte Fire Department, Administration is $86,224, 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 Inspector is held in 2 City of Charlotte departments. In Charlotte Fire Department, Administration, the median of $86,224 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Fire Inspector role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 6 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $76,627 ranks #5 of 6. See Fire Inspector across all of City of Charlotte →
Median total compensation for comparable Fire 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 Inspector/Charlotte Fire Department, Administration
Source-specific fields
Maria Bostian works as a Fire Inspector for Charlotte Fire Department, Administration within Fire. Their status is full-time. Maria earned $86,840 in 2026.
Fire Inspector/Charlotte Fire Department, Administration
Source-specific fields
At Charlotte Fire Department, Administration, Alma Solis Arzola serves as a Fire Inspector within Fire. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,224.
Fire Inspector/Charlotte Fire Department, Administration
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Hugh Miles works as a Fire Inspector for Charlotte Fire Department, Administration within Fire. Their status is full-time. Hugh earned $79,165 in 2026.