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Construction and Building Inspectors salary in Portland, OR

The median construction and building inspectors in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA earns $93,340 a year, 25% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,547 a month.

10th percentile
$64,600
25th percentile
$75,110
Median percentile
$93,340
75th percentile
$104,130
90th percentile
$123,780

Based on 1,200 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

$66,561 take-home a year
Gross pay$93,340
Federal income tax−$11,705
Social Security + Medicare−$7,141
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$7,934
Monthly take-home$5,547
Every two weeks$2,560

Does it go far here?

$88,540Median pay in Portland, OR is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.4 vs 100).
31%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,724 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, OR

JobMedian pay
Chief Executives$375,810
Physicians, All Other$333,860
Family Medicine Physicians$286,170
Dentists, General$209,440
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220
Computer and Information Systems Managers$183,720
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$173,190
Marketing Managers$172,610

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