United States
Construction and Building Inspectors salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$72,120
Construction and Building Inspectors in the United States earn a median of $72,120 a year, about $34.67 an hour.
Median
$72,120
per year
Hourly
$34.67
as published
Mean
$76,430
pulled up by top earners
Workers
137,210
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $62,110 | -14% |
| California | State | $101,160 | +40% |
| Florida | State | $65,340 | -9% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $85,960 | +19% |
| New York | State | $78,570 | +9% |
| New Jersey | State | $82,210 | +14% |
| North Carolina | State | $65,830 | -9% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $63,180 | -12% |
| Virginia | State | $69,960 | -3% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $62,990 | -13% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $63,450 | -12% |
| Georgia | State | $64,290 | -11% |
| Massachusetts | State | $79,220 | +10% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $103,480 | +43% |
| Arizona | State | $73,040 | +1% |
| Colorado | State | $78,940 | +9% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $78,200 | +8% |
| Illinois | State | $73,050 | +1% |
| Maryland | State | $71,990 | -0% |
| Ohio | State | $70,890 | -2% |
| Michigan | State | $69,890 | -3% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $66,380 | -8% |
| Washington | State | $89,360 | +24% |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | Metro | $79,560 | +10% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $75,350 | +4% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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