Construction and Building Inspectors salary
The median pay for construction and building inspectors in the United States is $74,690 a year. About 146,720 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $47,140
- 25th percentile
- $58,860
- Median percentile
- $74,690
- 75th percentile
- $94,710
- 90th percentile
- $114,200
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Alaska $102,410
- California $101,290
- Connecticut $98,670
- Washington $96,140
- Minnesota $88,670
- District of Columbia $86,200
- Oregon $84,510
- Massachusetts $83,200
- New Jersey $81,760
- Colorado $79,950
- New York $79,460
- Hawaii $79,320
- North Dakota $78,570
- Illinois $78,340
- Rhode Island $77,420
- Maryland $76,640
- Montana $75,700
- Virginia $75,660
- Wisconsin $75,610
- Nevada $75,290
- Maine $74,670
- Ohio $74,490
- Utah $74,130
- Arizona $73,440
- Delaware $72,700
- Iowa $71,630
- Michigan $71,040
- Louisiana $68,260
- Florida $68,170
- Vermont $66,580
- North Carolina $66,080
- Georgia $65,980
- Pennsylvania $65,870
- New Hampshire $65,640
- New Mexico $65,420
- Nebraska $65,000
- South Dakota $64,940
- Texas $64,810
- West Virginia $64,000
- Idaho $63,570
- Kansas $63,150
- Missouri $62,970
- Indiana $62,850
- Wyoming $61,870
- Alabama $61,300
- Kentucky $60,200
- Tennessee $59,870
- Oklahoma $59,280
- South Carolina $58,840
- Arkansas $52,700
- Mississippi $50,250
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $129,750
- San Francisco, CA $125,130
- Santa Maria, CA $112,550
- Vallejo, CA $108,180
- Anchorage, AK $106,780
- Napa, CA $106,410
- Sacramento, CA $103,980
- Seattle, WA $102,830
- Norwich, CT $102,130
- Santa Rosa, CA $102,060
- Stockton, CA $101,340
- Salinas, CA $100,830
- Los Angeles, CA $100,280
- Yuba City, CA $100,240
- Hartford, CT $99,620
- Santa Cruz, CA $98,680
- San Diego, CA $98,580
- New Haven, CT $98,430
- Olympia, WA $98,220
- Mount Vernon, WA $97,610
- Rochester, MN $96,840
- Bozeman, MT $96,530
- Wenatchee, WA $96,400
- Walla Walla, WA $96,100
- Bremerton, WA $95,640
- Bridgeport, CT $95,540
- Minneapolis, MN $94,420
- Bellingham, WA $93,340
- Portland, OR $93,340
- Waterbury, CT $92,710
- New York, NY $90,800
- Riverside, CA $89,950
- Amherst Town, MA $89,030
- Kennewick, WA $87,040
- Spokane, WA $86,140
- Bend, OR $85,000
- Urban Honolulu, HI $84,910
- Boston, MA $84,620
- Oxnard, CA $84,240
- Lafayette, LA $83,780
- Chico, CA $83,480
- Trenton, NJ $82,660
- Chicago, IL $82,640
- Sierra Vista, AZ $82,240
- Green Bay, WI $82,170
- Denver, CO $82,020
- Fresno, CA $80,850
- Helena, MT $80,830
- Reno, NV $80,810
- Modesto, CA $80,660
- Worcester, MA $80,650
- Boulder, CO $80,570
- San Luis Obispo, CA $80,320
- Washington, DC $80,150
- Providence, RI $80,100
- Idaho Falls, ID $79,770
- Ames, IA $79,740
- Dayton, OH $79,730
- St. Cloud, MN $79,670
- Duluth, MN $79,470
- Barnstable Town, MA $79,450
- Lansing, MI $79,290
- Bloomington, IL $79,250
- Fargo, ND $78,880
- Medford, OR $78,510
- Sioux Falls, SD $78,410
- Greeley, CO $78,370
- Paducah, KY $78,360
- Madison, WI $78,190
- Fort Collins, CO $78,080
- Iowa City, IA $78,030
- Yakima, WA $78,000
- Eugene, OR $77,860
- Austin, TX $77,730
- Visalia, CA $77,680
- Elizabethtown, KY $77,580
- Salem, OR $77,540
- Rochester, NY $77,340
- Portland, ME $77,330
- Milwaukee, WI $77,220
- Buffalo, NY $77,040
- Detroit, MI $76,980
- Columbus, OH $76,930
- Phoenix, AZ $76,650
- Miami, FL $76,610
- Bakersfield, CA $76,480
- Cincinnati, OH $76,440
- Eau Claire, WI $76,220
- Lawrence, KS $76,080
- Pittsfield, MA $76,000
- Redding, CA $75,960
- Corvallis, OR $75,950
- St. George, UT $75,950
- Twin Falls, ID $75,730
- Philadelphia, PA $75,710
- Colorado Springs, CO $75,630
- Syracuse, NY $75,610
- Charlotte, NC $75,570
- Bismarck, ND $75,530
- Lexington Park, MD $75,390
- Ogden, UT $75,360
- Gainesville, GA $75,160
- Springfield, MA $75,050
- Billings, MT $74,960
- Cleveland, OH $74,960
- Lancaster, PA $74,950
- Cape Coral, FL $74,930
- Salt Lake City, UT $74,880
- Rocky Mount, NC $74,790
- Watertown, NY $74,680
- Flint, MI $74,640
- La Crosse, WI $74,560
- Toledo, OH $74,510
- Hagerstown, MD $74,070
- Ann Arbor, MI $73,910
- Des Moines, IA $73,910
- Baltimore, MD $73,840
- Durham, NC $73,590
- Davenport, IA $73,440
- Champaign, IL $73,350