Construction and Building Inspector Salary in the U.S.
Median annual pay in the U.S.
$74,690
$35.91/hour
BLS OEWS, May 2025
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Pay
| Annual | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,140 | $22.66 |
| 25th percentile | $58,860 | $28.30 |
| Median | $74,690 | $35.91 |
| 75th percentile | $94,710 | $45.54 |
| 90th percentile | $114,200 | $54.91 |
Employment
- Employment in the U.S.
- 146,720
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Comparison
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025. Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
| Rank | Median annual pay | Adjusted for cost of living (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | ||
| 1st | $102,410 | $100,050 1st |
| California | ||
| 2nd | $101,290 | $91,483 3rd |
| Connecticut | ||
| 3rd | $98,670 | $95,232 2nd |
| Washington | ||
| 4th | $96,140 | $89,840 5th |
| Minnesota | ||
| 5th | $88,670 | $89,910 4th |
| District of Columbia | ||
| 6th | $86,200 | $78,434 13th |
| Oregon | ||
| 7th | $84,510 | $81,762 7th |
| Massachusetts | ||
| 8th | $83,200 | $78,671 12th |
| New Jersey | ||
| 9th | $81,760 | $75,144 20th |
| Colorado | ||
| 10th | $79,950 | $77,582 15th |
| New York | ||
| 11th | $79,460 | $73,628 24th |
| Hawaii | ||
| 12th | $79,320 | $72,141 29th |
| North Dakota | ||
| 13th | $78,570 | $88,322 6th |
| Illinois | ||
| 14th | $78,340 | $78,373 14th |
| Rhode Island | ||
| 15th | $77,420 | $75,694 18th |
| Maryland | ||
| 16th | $76,640 | $73,019 26th |
| Montana | ||
| 17th | $75,700 | $79,983 11th |
| Virginia | ||
| 18th | $75,660 | $74,834 22nd |
| Wisconsin | ||
| 19th | $75,610 | $80,355 9th |
| Nevada | ||
| 20th | $75,290 | $75,306 19th |
| Maine | ||
| 21st | $74,670 | $76,940 17th |
| Ohio | ||
| 22nd | $74,490 | $80,292 10th |
| Utah | ||
| 23rd | $74,130 | $74,982 21st |
| Arizona | ||
| 24th | $73,440 | $72,946 27th |
| Delaware | ||
| 25th | $72,700 | $72,840 28th |
| Iowa | ||
| 26th | $71,630 | $81,618 8th |
| Michigan | ||
| 27th | $71,040 | $73,833 23rd |
| Louisiana | ||
| 28th | $68,260 | $77,386 16th |
| Florida | ||
| 29th | $68,170 | $65,920 46th |
| Vermont | ||
| 30th | $66,580 | $67,968 38th |
| North Carolina | ||
| 31st | $66,080 | $70,055 34th |
| Georgia | ||
| 32nd | $65,980 | $68,520 37th |
| Pennsylvania | ||
| 33rd | $65,870 | $67,509 39th |
| New Hampshire | ||
| 34th | $65,640 | $63,015 48th |
| New Mexico | ||
| 35th | $65,420 | $70,945 32nd |
| Nebraska | ||
| 36th | $65,000 | $72,140 30th |
| South Dakota | ||
| 37th | $64,940 | $73,307 25th |
| Texas | ||
| 38th | $64,810 | $66,775 42nd |
| West Virginia | ||
| 39th | $64,000 | $71,511 31st |
| Idaho | ||
| 40th | $63,570 | $66,570 45th |
| Kansas | ||
| 41st | $63,150 | $70,114 33rd |
| Missouri | ||
| 42nd | $62,970 | $69,337 35th |
| Indiana | ||
| 43rd | $62,850 | $67,342 41st |
| Wyoming | ||
| 44th | $61,870 | $66,749 44th |
| Alabama | ||
| 45th | $61,300 | $69,014 36th |
| Kentucky | ||
| 46th | $60,200 | $66,771 43rd |
| Tennessee | ||
| 47th | $59,870 | $65,168 47th |
| Oklahoma | ||
| 48th | $59,280 | $67,484 40th |
| South Carolina | ||
| 49th | $58,840 | $62,763 49th |
| Arkansas | ||
| 50th | $52,700 | $60,619 50th |
| Mississippi | ||
| 51st | $50,250 | $57,790 51st |
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Outlook
- Projected employment change, 2025–35 (U.S.)
- 0.0%
- Typical education needed for entry (U.S.)
- High school diploma or equivalent
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35
Specialties included in this occupation
- Energy Auditors
BLS publishes one wage figure for all Construction and Building Inspectors; it does not publish separate data for these specialties.
O*NET 31.0
Sources and update
- Wages and employment: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025.
- Cost of living: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
- Related occupations and specialties: O*NET® 31.0 Database, CC BY 4.0. Attributions
- Employment projections and typical education: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35.
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