Construction and Building Inspectors Salary

Median Salary
$74,690
per year
Hourly Rate
$35.91
per hour
Employment
146,720
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$47,140
25th percentile
$58,860
Median
$74,690
75th percentile
$94,710
90th percentile
$114,200

💰 Construction and Building Inspectors Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Alaska$102,410+37.1%
California$101,290+35.6%
Connecticut$98,670+32.1%
Washington$96,140+28.7%
Minnesota$88,670+18.7%
District of Columbia$86,200+15.4%
Oregon$84,510+13.1%
Massachusetts$83,200+11.4%
New Jersey$81,760+9.5%
Colorado$79,950+7.0%
New York$79,460+6.4%
Hawaii$79,320+6.2%
North Dakota$78,570+5.2%
Illinois$78,340+4.9%
Rhode Island$77,420+3.7%
Maryland$76,640+2.6%
Montana$75,700+1.4%
Virginia$75,660+1.3%
Wisconsin$75,610+1.2%
Nevada$75,290+0.8%
Maine$74,670-0.0%
Ohio$74,490-0.3%
Utah$74,130-0.7%
Arizona$73,440-1.7%
Delaware$72,700-2.7%
Iowa$71,630-4.1%
Michigan$71,040-4.9%
Louisiana$68,260-8.6%
Florida$68,170-8.7%
Vermont$66,580-10.9%
North Carolina$66,080-11.5%
Georgia$65,980-11.7%
Pennsylvania$65,870-11.8%
New Hampshire$65,640-12.1%
New Mexico$65,420-12.4%
Nebraska$65,000-13.0%
South Dakota$64,940-13.1%
Texas$64,810-13.2%
West Virginia$64,000-14.3%
Idaho$63,570-14.9%
Kansas$63,150-15.5%
Missouri$62,970-15.7%
Indiana$62,850-15.9%
Wyoming$61,870-17.2%
Alabama$61,300-17.9%
Kentucky$60,200-19.4%
Tennessee$59,870-19.8%
Oklahoma$59,280-20.6%
South Carolina$58,840-21.2%
Arkansas$52,700-29.4%
Mississippi$50,250-32.7%

🏙️ Construction and Building Inspectors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$129,750+73.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$125,130+67.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$112,550+50.7%
Vallejo, CA$108,180+44.8%
Anchorage, AK$106,780+43.0%
Napa, CA$106,410+42.5%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$103,980+39.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,830+37.7%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$102,130+36.7%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$102,060+36.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$101,340+35.7%
Salinas, CA$100,830+35.0%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,280+34.3%
Yuba City, CA$100,240+34.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$99,620+33.4%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$98,680+32.1%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$98,580+32.0%
New Haven, CT$98,430+31.8%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$98,220+31.5%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$97,610+30.7%
Rochester, MN$96,840+29.7%
Bozeman, MT$96,530+29.2%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$96,400+29.1%
Walla Walla, WA$96,100+28.7%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$95,640+28.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$95,540+27.9%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$94,420+26.4%
Bellingham, WA$93,340+25.0%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$93,340+25.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$92,710+24.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$90,800+21.6%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$89,950+20.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$89,030+19.2%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$87,040+16.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$86,140+15.3%
Bend, OR$85,000+13.8%
Urban Honolulu, HI$84,910+13.7%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$84,620+13.3%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$84,240+12.8%
Lafayette, LA$83,780+12.2%
Chico, CA$83,480+11.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$82,660+10.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$82,640+10.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$82,240+10.1%
Green Bay, WI$82,170+10.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$82,020+9.8%
Fresno, CA$80,850+8.2%
Helena, MT$80,830+8.2%
Reno, NV$80,810+8.2%
Modesto, CA$80,660+8.0%
Worcester, MA$80,650+8.0%
Boulder, CO$80,570+7.9%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$80,320+7.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,150+7.3%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$80,100+7.2%
Idaho Falls, ID$79,770+6.8%
Ames, IA$79,740+6.8%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$79,730+6.7%
St. Cloud, MN$79,670+6.7%
Duluth, MN-WI$79,470+6.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$79,450+6.4%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$79,290+6.2%
Bloomington, IL$79,250+6.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$78,880+5.6%
Medford, OR$78,510+5.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$78,410+5.0%
Greeley, CO$78,370+4.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$78,360+4.9%
Madison, WI$78,190+4.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$78,080+4.5%
Iowa City, IA$78,030+4.5%
Yakima, WA$78,000+4.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,860+4.2%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$77,730+4.1%
Visalia, CA$77,680+4.0%
Elizabethtown, KY$77,580+3.9%
Salem, OR$77,540+3.8%
Rochester, NY$77,340+3.5%
Portland-South Portland, ME$77,330+3.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$77,220+3.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$77,040+3.1%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$76,980+3.1%
Columbus, OH$76,930+3.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$76,650+2.6%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,610+2.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,480+2.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$76,440+2.3%
Eau Claire, WI$76,220+2.0%
Lawrence, KS$76,080+1.9%
Pittsfield, MA$76,000+1.8%
Redding, CA$75,960+1.7%
Corvallis, OR$75,950+1.7%
St. George, UT$75,950+1.7%
Twin Falls, ID$75,730+1.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$75,710+1.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$75,630+1.3%
Syracuse, NY$75,610+1.2%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$75,570+1.2%
Bismarck, ND$75,530+1.1%
Lexington Park, MD$75,390+0.9%
Ogden, UT$75,360+0.9%
Gainesville, GA$75,160+0.6%
Springfield, MA$75,050+0.5%
Billings, MT$74,960+0.4%
Cleveland, OH$74,960+0.4%
Lancaster, PA$74,950+0.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$74,930+0.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$74,880+0.3%
Rocky Mount, NC$74,790+0.1%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$74,680-0.0%
Flint, MI$74,640-0.1%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$74,560-0.2%
Toledo, OH$74,510-0.2%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$74,070-0.8%
Ann Arbor, MI$73,910-1.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$73,910-1.0%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$73,840-1.1%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$73,590-1.5%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$73,440-1.7%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$73,350-1.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$73,060-2.2%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$72,970-2.3%
El Centro, CA$72,860-2.5%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$72,800-2.5%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$72,690-2.7%
Pueblo, CO$72,540-2.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$72,470-3.0%
Rapid City, SD$72,470-3.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$72,410-3.1%
Rockford, IL$72,330-3.2%
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA$72,070-3.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$71,770-3.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$71,490-4.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$71,330-4.5%
Great Falls, MT$71,280-4.6%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$71,280-4.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$71,230-4.6%
Dalton, GA$71,230-4.6%
Glens Falls, NY$71,210-4.7%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$71,040-4.9%
Richmond, VA$70,790-5.2%
Traverse City, MI$70,730-5.3%
Battle Creek, MI$70,660-5.4%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$70,170-6.1%
Amarillo, TX$69,820-6.5%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$69,820-6.5%
Monroe, MI$69,570-6.9%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$69,500-6.9%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$69,450-7.0%
Charlottesville, VA$69,380-7.1%
Tyler, TX$69,180-7.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$69,110-7.5%
Binghamton, NY$69,050-7.6%
Owensboro, KY$69,050-7.6%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$69,020-7.6%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$69,000-7.6%
Reading, PA$69,000-7.6%
Saginaw, MI$68,940-7.7%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$68,770-7.9%
Appleton, WI$68,480-8.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$68,450-8.4%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$68,240-8.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$68,210-8.7%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$68,090-8.8%
Dover, DE$67,890-9.1%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$67,840-9.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$67,680-9.4%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$67,650-9.4%
Akron, OH$67,410-9.7%
Corpus Christi, TX$67,350-9.8%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$67,270-9.9%
Bloomington, IN$67,220-10.0%
Longview, TX$67,050-10.2%
Salisbury, MD$67,010-10.3%
State College, PA$66,940-10.4%
Hattiesburg, MS$66,820-10.5%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$66,780-10.6%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$66,730-10.7%
Manhattan, KS$66,660-10.8%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$66,410-11.1%
Grand Junction, CO$66,240-11.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$66,220-11.3%
Winchester, VA-WV$66,220-11.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$66,180-11.4%
Omaha, NE-IA$65,830-11.9%
Elmira, NY$65,790-11.9%
Vineland, NJ$65,790-11.9%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$65,780-11.9%
Flagstaff, AZ$65,390-12.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$65,330-12.5%
York-Hanover, PA$65,270-12.6%
Savannah, GA$65,220-12.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$65,110-12.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$64,960-13.0%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$64,870-13.1%
Santa Fe, NM$64,770-13.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$64,710-13.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,700-13.4%
Roanoke, VA$64,680-13.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$64,610-13.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$64,590-13.5%
Bangor, ME$64,480-13.7%
Birmingham, AL$64,400-13.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$64,390-13.8%
Sherman-Denison, TX$64,310-13.9%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$64,300-13.9%
Jefferson City, MO$64,240-14.0%
Utica-Rome, NY$64,190-14.1%
Port St. Lucie, FL$64,100-14.2%
Las Cruces, NM$64,090-14.2%
Ithaca, NY$64,070-14.2%
Lynchburg, VA$64,000-14.3%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$63,950-14.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$63,840-14.5%
Charleston, WV$63,720-14.7%
Niles, MI$63,720-14.7%
Wilmington, NC$63,670-14.8%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$63,650-14.8%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$63,650-14.8%
Yuma, AZ$63,630-14.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,600-14.8%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$63,560-14.9%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$63,410-15.1%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$63,390-15.1%
Spartanburg, SC$63,340-15.2%
Albuquerque, NM$63,190-15.4%
Altoona, PA$63,150-15.5%
Erie, PA$63,110-15.5%
Tucson, AZ$63,110-15.5%
Kingston, NY$62,940-15.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$62,900-15.8%
Clarksville, TN-KY$62,850-15.9%
Burlington, NC$62,760-16.0%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$62,720-16.0%
Boise City, ID$62,700-16.1%
Jacksonville, FL$62,670-16.1%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$62,660-16.1%
Warner Robins, GA$62,650-16.1%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$62,530-16.3%
Cheyenne, WY$62,490-16.3%
Columbia, SC$62,410-16.4%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$62,390-16.5%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$62,360-16.5%
Montgomery, AL$62,350-16.5%
Peoria, IL$62,350-16.5%
Asheville, NC$62,320-16.6%
Wichita, KS$62,300-16.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$62,110-16.8%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$62,040-16.9%
Lincoln, NE$61,960-17.0%
Fayetteville, NC$61,950-17.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$61,890-17.1%
Tulsa, OK$61,890-17.1%
Jacksonville, NC$61,670-17.4%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$61,630-17.5%
Pocatello, ID$61,570-17.6%
Casper, WY$61,560-17.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$61,490-17.7%
Huntsville, AL$61,420-17.8%
Mobile, AL$61,410-17.8%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$61,400-17.8%
Springfield, MO$61,350-17.9%
Farmington, NM$61,320-17.9%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$61,310-17.9%
Dothan, AL$61,300-17.9%
Columbia, MO$61,170-18.1%
Harrisonburg, VA$60,930-18.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$60,760-18.7%
Columbus, GA-AL$60,520-19.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$60,510-19.0%
Tallahassee, FL$60,380-19.2%
Wheeling, WV-OH$60,310-19.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$60,140-19.5%
Hinesville, GA$60,020-19.6%
Evansville, IN$60,000-19.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$59,910-19.8%
Greenville, NC$59,870-19.8%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$59,870-19.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$59,820-19.9%
Valdosta, GA$59,820-19.9%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$59,800-19.9%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$59,800-19.9%
Topeka, KS$59,760-20.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$59,750-20.0%
Gainesville, FL$59,670-20.1%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$59,670-20.1%
Midland, TX$59,630-20.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$59,610-20.2%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$59,600-20.2%
Chambersburg, PA$59,350-20.5%
Waco, TX$59,240-20.7%
Goldsboro, NC$59,120-20.8%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$58,890-21.2%
Lake Charles, LA$58,740-21.4%
Homosassa Springs, FL$58,710-21.4%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$58,570-21.6%
Winston-Salem, NC$58,490-21.7%
Decatur, AL$58,440-21.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$58,210-22.1%
Knoxville, TN$58,150-22.1%
Williamsport, PA$58,040-22.3%
Johnstown, PA$57,720-22.7%
Abilene, TX$57,600-22.9%
Florence, SC$57,590-22.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$57,300-23.3%
Monroe, LA$57,240-23.4%
Lawton, OK$56,960-23.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$56,820-23.9%
Springfield, IL$56,610-24.2%
Morristown, TN$56,300-24.6%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$56,160-24.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$55,620-25.5%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$55,240-26.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$54,990-26.4%
Wichita Falls, TX$54,820-26.6%
Jackson, TN$54,450-27.1%
San Angelo, TX$54,070-27.6%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$53,630-28.2%
Guam$51,710-30.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$51,240-31.4%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$50,880-31.9%
Johnson City, TN$50,720-32.1%
Jonesboro, AR$50,460-32.4%
Ocala, FL$50,210-32.8%
Texarkana, TX-AR$49,910-33.2%
Odessa, TX$49,610-33.6%
El Paso, TX$49,030-34.4%
Muncie, IN$48,830-34.6%
Jackson, MS$48,700-34.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$48,160-35.5%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$48,080-35.6%
Lubbock, TX$48,010-35.7%
Laredo, TX$47,340-36.6%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$45,980-38.4%
Bowling Green, KY$45,740-38.8%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$45,700-38.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$45,090-39.6%
Puerto Rico$44,320-40.7%
Aguadilla, PR$38,390-48.6%
Ponce, PR$25,530-65.8%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.