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Construction and Building Inspectors salary in San Francisco, CA

The median construction and building inspectors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA earns $125,130 a year, 68% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,336 a month.

10th percentile
$76,000
25th percentile
$96,800
Median percentile
$125,130
75th percentile
$144,020
90th percentile
$175,460

Based on 2,380 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

$88,033 take-home a year
Gross pay$125,130
Federal income tax−$18,765
Social Security + Medicare−$9,572
California income tax (approx.)−$8,759
Monthly take-home$7,336
Every two weeks$3,386

Does it go far here?

$108,232Median pay in San Francisco, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 115.6 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,474 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Francisco, CA

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$374,680
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$357,220
Family Medicine Physicians$304,560
Physicians, All Other$294,360
Chief Executives$288,690
Computer and Information Systems Managers$232,890
Natural Sciences Managers$225,230
Architectural and Engineering Managers$221,580

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