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Fire Inspector / Fire Marshal in Georgia

Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation lists 8 job classes for this work in the Georgia state pay plan: Fire Prevention Spec 1–3, Fire Prevention Spec 1 Non Exempt, Fire Prevention Spec 2 Non Exempt, Fire Prevention Spec 3 Non Exempt.

$30,700 – $56,873
state pay plan range, a year
8
classes in the state plan
$64,550
median pay in GA, all employers
300
workers in GA (SOC 33-2021)

Sources: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Georgia state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 10, 2024. These are the ranges Georgia sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Fire Prevention Spec 1
Class PSP050
Grade F
$30,700 – $47,095 a year
Fire Prevention Spec 1 Non Exempt
Class PSP050NE
Grade F
$30,700 – $47,095 a year
Fire Prevention Spec 2
Class PSP051
Grade G
$33,042 – $52,364 a year
Fire Prevention Spec 2 Non Exempt
Class PSP051NE
Grade G
$33,042 – $52,364 a year
Fire Prevention Spec 3
Class PSP052
Grade H
$35,619 – $56,873 a year
Fire Prevention Spec 3
Class PST229
Grade H
$35,619 – $56,873 a year
Fire Prevention Spec 3 Non Exempt
Class PSP052NE
Grade H
$35,619 – $56,873 a year
Fire Prevention Spec 3 Non Exempt
Class PST229NE
Grade H
$35,619 – $56,873 a year

Schedule: Georgia Statewide Distribution Salary Plan (SWD), effective July 10, 2024. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Georgia Department of Administrative Services (DOAS), Human Resources Administration — Compensation, Georgia State Salary Plans (SWD and LAW) with Job Profiles — September 2026. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Georgia, all employers Sourced

Fire Inspectors and Investigators (SOC 33-2021) in Georgia, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureGA
Workers300
10th percentile$42,350
Median$64,550
90th percentile$93,010
National median, government employers$76,670

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Employers in Georgia

235 fire departments in Georgia, largest City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, Gwinnett County Department of Fire & Emergency Services, DeKalb County Department of Fire & Rescue Services.

Source: U.S. Fire Administration (FEMA), National Fire Department Registry. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Georgia

Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Fire Inspector / Fire Marshal page.

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