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Construction and Building Inspectors salary in New Jersey

The median construction and building inspectors in New Jersey earns $81,760 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,188 a month.

10th percentile
$48,880
25th percentile
$63,520
Median percentile
$81,760
75th percentile
$104,690
90th percentile
$126,400

Based on 5,950 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$62,260 take-home a year
Gross pay$81,760
Federal income tax−$9,157
Social Security + Medicare−$6,255
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$4,088
Monthly take-home$5,188
Every two weeks$2,395

Does it go far here?

$75,144Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All construction and building inspectors salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey