Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Louisville Fire / Fire Prevention Inspector I
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
16 employees hold this title in Louisville Fire. Median total compensation for the role is $41,805, below the department median of $43,256.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 16 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, the median wage for Fire Inspectors and Investigators — about 40 people — is $57,710. Louisville Fire pays a median base salary of $35,666 for this role, 38% below that figure — below the 10th 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Louisville Fire’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. Louisville Fire’s median base salary is 53% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 15 of 20 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Louisville Fire is $43,044, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In Louisville Metro, Kentucky, the median of $43,044 ranks #5 of 5. See Fire Prevention Inspector across all of Louisville Metro, Kentucky →
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.
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Record list
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Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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Dale Retallick holds the role of Fire Prevention Inspector I at Louisville Fire. In 2025, their total compensation was $91,544.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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Elizabeth Anderson works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. Elizabeth earned $66,423 in 2021.
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Drane Scrivener is a Fire Prevention Inspector I at Louisville Fire. 2021 total compensation came to $63,137.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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James Martin works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. James earned $45,305 in 2026.
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Christopher Booker works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. Christopher earned $44,696 in 2026.
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Jason Caswell works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. Jason earned $43,402 in 2026.
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Elizabeth Green works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. Elizabeth earned $42,686 in 2026.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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Henry Dimmitt is a Fire Prevention Inspector I at Louisville Fire. 2026 total compensation came to $42,436.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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At Louisville Fire, Ella Lumpkins serves as a Fire Prevention Inspector I. Their 2026 pay totaled $41,174.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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Loryn Baker holds the role of Fire Prevention Inspector I at Louisville Fire. In 2026, their total compensation was $40,408.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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At Louisville Fire, Brittany Leister serves as a Fire Prevention Inspector I. Their 2026 pay totaled $40,051.
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Colton Nevitt is a Fire Prevention Inspector I at Louisville Fire. 2026 total compensation came to $19,575.
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Sarah Norton works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. Sarah earned $17,858 in 2026.
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Richard Wengler works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. Richard earned $16,564 in 2022.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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David Waggoner works as a Fire Prevention Inspector I for Louisville Fire. David earned $3,175 in 2026.
Fire Prevention Inspector I/Louisville Fire
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William Davis is a Fire Prevention Inspector I at Louisville Fire. 2025 total compensation came to $67.