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Fire Inspector / Fire Marshal in Michigan

Michigan Civil Service Commission lists 2 job classes for this work in the Michigan state pay plan: Fire Safety Inspector-E, Fire Safety Inspector-A.

$51,896 – $80,122
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$77,460
median pay in MI, all employers
250
workers in MI (SOC 33-2021)

Sources: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Michigan state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Fire Safety Inspector-E
Class FIRSISPE · class description
Grade 9 · A02-014
$24.95 – $31.27 a hour
$51,896 – $65,042 a year
10 steps
  • Base Minimum: $24.95 a hour
  • End of 6 Months: $25.60 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $26.23 a hour
  • End of 18 Months: $26.81 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $27.25 a hour
  • End of 30 Months: $28.04 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $28.79 a hour
  • End of 42 Months: $29.50 a hour
  • End of 54 Months: $30.20 a hour
  • End of 66 Months: $31.27 a hour
Grade E10 · A02-014
$25.22 – $34.73 a hour
$52,458 – $72,238 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $25.22 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $26.54 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $27.85 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $29.50 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $31.00 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $32.85 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $34.73 a hour
Fire Safety Inspector-A
Class FIRSISPA · class description
Grade 11 · A02-020
$28.38 – $38.52 a hour
$59,030 – $80,122 a year
7 steps
  • Base Minimum: $28.38 a hour
  • End of 1 Year: $29.93 a hour
  • End of 2 Years: $31.50 a hour
  • End of 3 Years: $33.20 a hour
  • End of 4 Years: $34.95 a hour
  • End of 5 Years: $36.50 a hour
  • End of 6 Years: $38.52 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Michigan Civil Service Commission, Michigan Civil Service Commission Compensation Plan, Sections A (Alphabetic List of Pay Ranges) and B (Numeric List of Pay Ranges). Data captured October 1, 2026.

Pay in Michigan, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureMI
Workers250
10th percentile$45,010
Median$77,460
90th percentile$100,050
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 Michigan

367 fire departments in Michigan, largest City of Detroit Fire Department, City of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety, Grand Rapids Fire Department.

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

Free practice tests for Michigan

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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