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Average Salary for Construction and Building Inspectors

SOC 47-4011 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · 2024 data

The median annual wage for Construction and Building Inspectors in the United States is $72,120 ($34.67/hr), based on 2024 BLS OEWS data. Wages range from $46,560 at the 10th percentile to $112,320 at the 90th percentile nationally. An estimated 137,210 people work in this occupation across the country. The national median wage has grown 18.8% since 2019.

Median Annual

$72,120

Mean Annual

$76,430

10th Pct

$46,560

75th Pct

$92,330

Employment

137,210

Salary Distribution

$47k
10th
$57k
25th
$72k
Median
$92k
75th
$112k
90th

Highest Paying Metro Areas

Metro Area Median Annual
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $129,160
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $125,150
Vallejo, CA $113,030
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA $109,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $103,480
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $102,380
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $102,000
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $100,330
Napa, CA $100,010
Redding, CA $99,210
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $98,980
Fairbanks-College, AK $98,560
New Haven, CT $94,860
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $94,840
Walla Walla, WA $94,310

Salary by State

State Median Annual
California $101,160
Alaska $94,030
District of Columbia $91,630
Washington $89,360
Connecticut $87,290
Minnesota $83,890
Oregon $82,220
New Jersey $82,210
Massachusetts $79,220
Colorado $78,940
New York $78,570
Nevada $76,560
North Dakota $74,970
Illinois $73,050
Arizona $73,040
Rhode Island $72,790
Maryland $71,990
Utah $71,040
Ohio $70,890
Nebraska $70,730
Wisconsin $70,700
Virginia $69,960
Michigan $69,890
Hawaii $69,560
Louisiana $69,150
New Hampshire $66,750
Vermont $66,130
North Carolina $65,830
Idaho $65,720
Maine $65,670
Florida $65,340
Delaware $64,990
Georgia $64,290
Iowa $63,830
Kentucky $63,770
Indiana $63,750
South Dakota $63,320
Pennsylvania $63,180
New Mexico $62,470
Missouri $62,230
Texas $62,110
Kansas $61,850
Alabama $61,500
Montana $60,500
Wyoming $60,320
South Carolina $60,050
Tennessee $59,850
Oklahoma $58,810
West Virginia $57,240
Arkansas $52,970
Mississippi $49,750
Guam $48,010
Puerto Rico $29,430

National Wage Trend

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Year Median Annual
2024 $72,120
2023 $67,700
2022 $64,480
2021 $61,640
2020 $62,860
2019 $60,710