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Fire Inspector / Fire Marshal in Maryland

Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM) lists 2 job classes for this work in the Maryland state pay plan: Fire Safety Inspector I–II.

$52,354 – $99,603
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$98,730
median pay in MD, all employers
270
workers in MD (SOC 33-2021)

Sources: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maryland state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 1, 2026. These are the ranges Maryland sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Fire Safety Inspector I
Class 0795
Grade ASTD 0012
$52,354 – $82,572 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $52,354 a year
  • Step 6: $53,402 a year
  • Step 7: $54,470 a year
  • Step 8: $55,561 a year
  • Step 9: $56,672 a year
  • Step 10: $57,806 a year
  • Step 11: $58,963 a year
  • Step 12: $60,142 a year
  • Step 13: $61,346 a year
  • Step 14: $62,573 a year
  • Step 15: $63,825 a year
  • Step 16: $65,102 a year
  • Step 17: $66,404 a year
  • Step 18: $67,732 a year
  • Step 19: $69,087 a year
  • Step 20: $70,470 a year
  • Step 21: $71,880 a year
  • Step 22: $73,318 a year
  • Step 23: $74,785 a year
  • Step 24: $76,281 a year
  • Step 25: $77,807 a year
  • Step 26: $79,364 a year
  • Step 27: $80,952 a year
  • Step 28: $82,572 a year
Fire Safety Inspector II
Class 0796
Grade ASTD 0015
$63,154 – $99,603 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $63,154 a year
  • Step 6: $64,417 a year
  • Step 7: $65,707 a year
  • Step 8: $67,021 a year
  • Step 9: $68,362 a year
  • Step 10: $69,730 a year
  • Step 11: $71,125 a year
  • Step 12: $72,548 a year
  • Step 13: $73,999 a year
  • Step 14: $75,480 a year
  • Step 15: $76,990 a year
  • Step 16: $78,531 a year
  • Step 17: $80,102 a year
  • Step 18: $81,705 a year
  • Step 19: $83,339 a year
  • Step 20: $85,007 a year
  • Step 21: $86,707 a year
  • Step 22: $88,442 a year
  • Step 23: $90,211 a year
  • Step 24: $92,015 a year
  • Step 25: $93,857 a year
  • Step 26: $95,734 a year
  • Step 27: $97,650 a year
  • Step 28: $99,603 a year

Schedule: Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maryland, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureMD
Workers270
10th percentile$55,980
Median$98,730
90th percentile$116,780
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 Maryland

90 fire departments in Maryland, largest Baltimore City Fire Department, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service, Baltimore County Fire Department.

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

Free practice tests for Maryland

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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