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Construction and Building Inspectors Salary by City
Construction and Building Inspectors Salary by City (2024)
330 metro areas · National average: $70,678 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Construction and Building Inspectors salaries across 330 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $124,790
$129,160
$60,890
$181,460
San Francisco, CA $118,660
$125,150
$63,230
$171,700
Santa Maria, CA $113,180
$109,070
$64,310
$162,450
Los Angeles, CA $107,170
$103,480
$59,220
$168,900
Vallejo, CA $104,950
$113,030
$61,950
$134,300
Fairbanks, AK $102,070
$98,560
$68,440
$164,380
Napa, CA $101,100
$100,010
$70,640
$131,300
Sacramento, CA $100,910
$102,380
$63,800
$154,370
San Diego, CA $100,820
$98,980
$50,900
$154,950
Santa Rosa, CA $100,500
$94,840
$53,290
$175,500
Santa Cruz, CA $94,750
$102,000
$50,830
$124,160
Redding, CA $94,300
$99,210
$55,780
$136,980
New Haven, CT $94,120
$94,860
$62,950
$122,320
Seattle, WA $93,850
$100,330
$63,610
$121,000
Anchorage, AK $93,800
$92,280
$53,780
$146,570
Olympia, WA $93,460
$88,150
$65,150
$127,150
Hartford, CT $92,890
$87,090
$62,460
$129,320
Amherst Town, MA $92,850
$90,430
$70,720
$114,700
Bridgeport, CT $92,560
$88,130
$66,180
$115,590
Minneapolis, MN $92,050
$88,100
$67,390
$112,340
New York, NY $91,960
$85,960
$51,880
$133,710
Yuba City, CA $91,560
$82,890
$46,160
$139,720
Rochester, MN $91,370
$92,150
$64,530
$104,260
Salinas, CA $91,230
$93,310
$44,240
$129,210
Waterbury, CT $91,040
$81,980
$58,770
$125,470
Walla Walla, WA $90,470
$94,310
$67,100
$113,030
Wenatchee, WA $90,410
$81,190
$64,450
$126,610
Stockton, CA $89,660
$89,190
$46,310
$137,800
Bellingham, WA $89,460
$85,060
$50,570
$131,140
San Luis Obispo, CA $89,420
$83,540
$45,110
$142,980
Oxnard, CA $88,190
$82,130
$39,990
$149,580
Riverside, CA $88,150
$86,590
$47,650
$124,520
Chico, CA $88,130
$79,360
$56,970
$143,440
Kennewick, WA $87,950
$85,260
$58,760
$121,000
Kankakee, IL $87,850
$68,380
$47,170
$156,000
Bremerton, WA $87,050
$80,380
$60,280
$121,000
Norwich, CT $86,870
$87,290
$46,690
$113,630
Mount Vernon, WA $86,630
$78,580
$59,700
$127,150
Portland, OR $86,170
$83,970
$52,610
$120,030
Bend, OR $84,980
$79,930
$61,470
$105,650
Yakima, WA $84,630
$78,270
$64,520
$121,000
Fresno, CA $84,440
$76,940
$47,010
$135,700
Modesto, CA $83,630
$82,050
$40,920
$117,680
Merced, CA $83,340
$78,450
$48,880
$130,080
Mankato, MN $83,230
$73,780
$45,610
$108,680
Reno, NV $82,980
$81,170
$49,350
$110,230
Trenton, NJ $82,870
$81,220
$49,200
$112,370
Idaho Falls, ID $82,820
$87,700
$43,840
$104,580
Spokane, WA $81,950
$81,770
$62,490
$115,770
Denver, CO $81,710
$79,500
$49,170
$123,010
Salem, OR $81,540
$84,540
$49,760
$103,080
Chicago, IL $81,450
$78,110
$48,710
$123,960
Worcester, MA $81,230
$80,790
$47,460
$102,810
Washington, DC $81,210
$78,200
$54,630
$109,120
Boulder, CO $81,050
$78,550
$51,000
$116,200
Madison, WI $80,910
$79,240
$57,030
$103,340
Phoenix, AZ $80,840
$78,280
$55,570
$114,110
Boston, MA $80,450
$79,560
$49,050
$107,170
Sierra Vista, AZ $80,310
$79,350
$53,290
$112,320
Bakersfield, CA $80,120
$74,560
$47,620
$130,900
Visalia, CA $79,890
$74,930
$60,340
$116,480
Atlantic City, NJ $79,270
$76,080
$44,060
$122,690
Miami, FL $79,180
$75,350
$47,720
$114,750
Dayton, OH $78,700
$77,730
$50,090
$99,090
Duluth, MN $78,000
$76,720
$56,560
$100,900
Urban Honolulu, HI $77,960
$74,410
$48,220
$112,540
Buffalo, NY $77,810
$75,070
$47,600
$107,510
Lansing, MI $77,630
$77,300
$53,510
$108,070
Las Vegas, NV $77,430
$75,670
$45,190
$108,470
Ann Arbor, MI $77,270
$75,280
$57,680
$107,180
Colorado Springs, CO $77,170
$75,750
$55,640
$102,040
Barnstable Town, MA $77,150
$77,420
$56,560
$103,100
State College, PA $77,030
$65,920
$52,500
$107,400
Pittsfield, MA $76,870
$74,100
$47,710
$104,570
Champaign, IL $76,720
$71,400
$49,820
$101,340
Winchester, VA $76,700
$76,660
$45,200
$109,120
Ithaca, NY $76,310
$75,340
$50,620
$100,420
El Centro, CA $76,190
$73,040
$51,000
$99,790
Baton Rouge, LA $75,850
$71,440
$50,970
$98,110
Lake Charles, LA $75,850
$85,280
$45,720
$96,430
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $75,600
$75,450
$48,720
$97,690
Watertown, NY $75,270
$68,590
$46,550
$102,010
Fargo, ND $75,170
$80,720
$46,310
$97,970
Providence, RI $75,140
$73,790
$50,330
$106,540
Rochester, NY $75,130
$68,850
$46,440
$102,360
Bloomington, IL $74,930
$77,340
$42,740
$106,320
Baltimore, MD $74,560
$71,990
$55,700
$107,020
Lawrence, KS $74,350
$69,420
$55,810
$94,590
Philadelphia, PA $74,270
$66,380
$48,730
$105,250
Elizabethtown, KY $74,170
$72,630
$49,290
$94,640
Pueblo, CO $74,170
$70,720
$50,850
$105,000
Austin, TX $74,020
$76,410
$46,680
$106,060
Medford, OR $73,870
$76,610
$39,520
$98,470
Lewiston, ME $73,850
$66,250
$45,830
$102,330
Fort Collins, CO $73,710
$77,120
$47,130
$91,560
Springfield, MA $73,700
$73,170
$50,300
$98,400
Lexington Park, MD $73,680
$73,480
$49,970
$102,970
Lafayette, LA $73,670
$83,190
$44,600
$83,190
Columbus, OH $73,650
$71,700
$50,720
$97,770
Kalamazoo, MI $73,290
$69,590
$37,260
$117,050
Syracuse, NY $73,250
$64,940
$44,640
$102,640
La Crosse, WI $73,230
$68,210
$46,110
$110,110
Greeley, CO $73,130
$72,530
$46,940
$94,040
Cincinnati, OH $72,970
$72,030
$47,750
$98,380
Grand Junction, CO $72,760
$65,700
$50,450
$101,940
Richmond, VA $72,750
$69,180
$48,340
$106,560
Albany, NY $72,570
$70,060
$45,400
$101,930
Rockford, IL $72,440
$72,130
$48,300
$93,020
Sioux City, IA $72,340
$67,110
$54,950
$119,800
Eugene, OR $72,240
$74,800
$47,840
$99,280
Green Bay, WI $72,230
$79,860
$36,120
$96,780
Detroit, MI $72,180
$72,460
$48,750
$93,740
Manchester, NH $72,120
$69,350
$39,130
$102,120
Charlotte, NC $72,100
$70,490
$49,990
$93,330
Salt Lake City, UT $72,080
$73,730
$47,050
$100,180
Flint, MI $72,070
$72,770
$45,980
$101,920
Ogden, UT $71,810
$74,720
$40,330
$100,580
Grand Rapids, MI $71,760
$71,490
$49,360
$94,310
Burlington, VT $71,730
$66,640
$59,040
$92,070
Toledo, OH $71,730
$72,640
$51,340
$94,000
Boise City, ID $71,660
$63,130
$50,330
$102,540
Ames, IA $71,640
$70,060
$51,980
$88,000
Durham, NC $71,510
$75,380
$48,330
$92,980
Iowa City, IA $71,410
$68,610
$48,580
$87,950
Portland, ME $71,400
$75,080
$45,200
$89,300
Cleveland, OH $71,370
$66,910
$49,180
$96,870
Raleigh, NC $71,290
$73,540
$46,560
$96,010
Akron, OH $71,280
$66,580
$47,810
$97,240
New Orleans, LA $71,110
$67,740
$47,970
$101,440
Monroe, MI $71,090
$65,110
$48,970
$102,640
Houston, TX $71,040
$62,990
$42,480
$102,820
Dallas, TX $70,900
$63,450
$45,760
$105,870
Peoria, IL $70,850
$67,530
$38,890
$107,100
St. George, UT $70,790
$68,180
$49,310
$100,070
Port St. Lucie, FL $70,740
$66,060
$50,830
$100,600
Racine, WI $70,710
$62,690
$41,140
$114,020
Bloomington, IN $70,650
$74,330
$51,370
$83,950
Sioux Falls, SD $70,500
$74,320
$52,190
$89,410
Milwaukee, WI $70,460
$70,710
$51,390
$94,830
Kahului, HI $70,450
$69,560
$54,460
$80,890
Atlanta, GA $70,250
$65,940
$48,150
$95,640
Alexandria, LA $70,210
$69,250
$49,000
$92,360
Hagerstown, MD $70,090
$66,910
$48,190
$102,070
Omaha, NE $70,070
$69,010
$44,150
$96,550
Charlottesville, VA $69,990
$66,730
$45,010
$98,060
Naples, FL $69,960
$64,400
$47,080
$94,270
Crestview, FL $69,800
$69,750
$46,050
$94,310
Davenport, IA $69,790
$69,130
$44,980
$93,120
Provo, UT $69,710
$65,390
$40,630
$99,290
Rocky Mount, NC $69,490
$66,880
$43,100
$112,040
Lexington, KY $69,390
$62,790
$49,440
$93,750
Hammond, LA $69,360
$66,740
$51,020
$82,470
Lynchburg, VA $69,320
$68,610
$45,070
$105,280
Kansas City, MO $69,200
$63,570
$48,420
$92,360
Appleton, WI $69,180
$63,050
$46,360
$92,880
Warner Robins, GA $69,140
$70,380
$46,910
$95,530
Panama City, FL $69,060
$65,850
$45,200
$94,310
Auburn, AL $69,020
$63,440
$54,260
$80,150
Monroe, LA $69,000
$64,520
$43,250
$105,660
Lincoln, NE $68,960
$69,260
$45,650
$86,670
Dubuque, IA $68,760
$67,250
$39,500
$88,170
Battle Creek, MI $68,700
$61,310
$42,360
$105,420
Dalton, GA $68,520
$71,530
$46,000
$91,730
Tampa, FL $68,500
$64,470
$45,250
$95,980
Reading, PA $68,370
$66,530
$50,300
$90,760
Palm Bay, FL $68,270
$62,740
$44,730
$97,610
Birmingham, AL $68,180
$62,960
$47,570
$92,680
Charleston, SC $68,130
$64,090
$47,020
$94,310
Coeur d'Alene, ID $68,120
$65,720
$53,040
$91,100
Kiryas Joel, NY $68,080
$63,980
$44,370
$103,530
Elkhart, IN $68,070
$65,510
$59,550
$88,330
Wichita, KS $68,070
$62,450
$43,990
$103,680
Jacksonville, FL $68,060
$62,540
$46,200
$92,540
Victoria, TX $67,810
$56,040
$45,860
$100,310
Bismarck, ND $67,800
$64,560
$31,470
$91,890
Virginia Beach, VA $67,740
$61,290
$48,280
$95,820
North Port, FL $67,690
$68,090
$44,880
$94,300
Tucson, AZ $67,640
$63,260
$49,270
$90,110
Indianapolis, IN $67,570
$65,520
$41,050
$94,330
Oshkosh, WI $67,370
$65,350
$37,450
$83,560
Punta Gorda, FL $67,170
$63,300
$42,740
$93,880
Orlando, FL $67,080
$64,430
$42,950
$93,460
Saginaw, MI $67,040
$60,370
$46,800
$82,390
Allentown, PA $66,900
$64,710
$49,410
$81,690
Elmira, NY $66,860
$62,400
$39,430
$102,990
Harrisburg, PA $66,790
$64,620
$50,090
$79,640
Savannah, GA $66,720
$61,300
$46,610
$89,460
Flagstaff, AZ $66,630
$62,910
$54,000
$75,800
Des Moines, IA $66,520
$63,440
$44,960
$88,350
Pensacola, FL $66,470
$62,240
$41,050
$95,460
Rapid City, SD $66,470
$62,960
$49,000
$84,640
Vineland, NJ $66,410
$64,050
$40,860
$95,960
Binghamton, NY $66,290
$60,910
$43,690
$93,500
St. Louis, MO $66,160
$62,670
$44,980
$93,480
Owensboro, KY $66,110
$62,230
$38,520
$94,460
Slidell, LA $66,080
$69,020
$46,270
$91,480
Lancaster, PA $66,030
$63,080
$47,020
$83,510
Shreveport, LA $65,830
$67,260
$44,650
$95,100
Staunton, VA $65,780
$63,410
$47,110
$96,330
Prescott Valley, AZ $65,730
$62,940
$52,610
$79,660
Canton, OH $65,670
$63,240
$46,650
$94,050
Columbus, GA $65,660
$60,820
$44,530
$93,650
Cape Coral, FL $65,610
$65,500
$41,190
$86,300
Yuma, AZ $65,590
$62,940
$47,190
$91,840
Great Falls, MT $65,530
$63,960
$45,130
$87,050
Chambersburg, PA $65,500
$58,760
$46,670
$100,620
Logan, UT $65,460
$62,910
$31,530
$98,390
Greensboro, NC $65,410
$61,940
$47,530
$82,700
Waterloo, IA $65,330
$68,440
$43,470
$83,620
Bangor, ME $65,320
$60,920
$42,740
$92,750
Wilmington, NC $65,240
$62,680
$47,000
$87,050
Asheville, NC $65,230
$61,520
$47,130
$80,790
Mobile, AL $65,210
$61,500
$47,270
$108,590
Tulsa, OK $65,190
$60,310
$39,110
$95,330
Glens Falls, NY $65,170
$60,140
$44,240
$105,670
Fort Wayne, IN $65,050
$65,420
$48,390
$81,250
Montgomery, AL $64,950
$60,840
$41,760
$95,790
Spartanburg, SC $64,900
$64,800
$30,750
$88,260
Oklahoma City, OK $64,800
$61,120
$39,360
$95,160
Nashville, TN $64,750
$63,680
$41,300
$90,970
Sebastian, FL $64,700
$62,940
$38,210
$100,470
Houma, LA $64,680
$59,490
$44,750
$93,100
Utica, NY $64,630
$60,960
$43,030
$98,400
Gulfport, MS $64,500
$52,050
$39,130
$109,540
Tuscaloosa, AL $64,480
$62,990
$48,960
$78,620
Tallahassee, FL $64,440
$64,980
$44,960
$91,020
Las Cruces, NM $64,350
$62,490
$48,760
$81,210
San Antonio, TX $64,320
$60,520
$44,900
$97,830
Albuquerque, NM $64,300
$61,510
$45,250
$84,420
Hickory, NC $64,280
$60,430
$46,490
$82,930
Gainesville, FL $64,170
$59,130
$45,080
$89,920
Lawton, OK $64,140
$47,540
$36,400
$107,240
Cedar Rapids, IA $64,120
$63,000
$44,320
$76,720
Corpus Christi, TX $64,060
$60,170
$39,640
$89,030
Huntsville, AL $63,910
$63,260
$47,900
$82,350
Midland, TX $63,910
$58,870
$38,870
$100,370
Wildwood, FL $63,910
$61,390
$46,580
$88,240
South Bend, IN $63,900
$56,420
$49,370
$91,710
Daphne, AL $63,760
$56,820
$47,850
$88,620
Muskegon, MI $63,700
$60,540
$44,030
$85,930
Niles, MI $63,630
$66,850
$45,250
$82,600
Billings, MT $63,590
$61,410
$47,700
$81,560
Youngstown, OH $63,550
$64,290
$45,750
$78,850
Winston, NC $63,510
$63,500
$47,670
$83,840
Deltona, FL $63,420
$59,270
$42,460
$89,770
Fayetteville, NC $63,400
$56,850
$45,770
$93,370
Traverse City, MI $63,330
$67,440
$40,480
$86,940
Gainesville, GA $63,290
$61,190
$46,470
$81,430
Pittsburgh, PA $63,120
$62,440
$46,800
$80,930
Morgantown, WV $63,040
$61,640
$36,750
$91,290
York, PA $63,010
$62,370
$47,790
$78,230
Huntington, WV $63,000
$60,400
$34,180
$91,250
Topeka, KS $62,970
$55,640
$44,310
$100,030
Manhattan, KS $62,920
$59,950
$43,700
$91,890
Beaumont, TX $62,800
$59,210
$38,460
$91,460
Dover, DE $62,800
$61,050
$46,550
$83,480
Farmington, NM $62,800
$58,690
$45,400
$90,660
Clarksville, TN $62,740
$59,080
$47,020
$82,220
Macon, GA $62,730
$55,460
$43,870
$97,070
Lake Havasu City, AZ $62,630
$60,360
$46,810
$79,230
Jefferson City, MO $62,600
$62,730
$50,690
$73,840
Burlington, NC $62,590
$57,740
$52,040
$78,640
Bowling Green, KY $62,530
$58,220
$47,110
$80,280
Greenville, NC $62,520
$61,620
$47,280
$77,680
Hattiesburg, MS $62,460
$56,080
$36,970
$106,650
Joplin, MO $62,440
$62,190
$41,170
$84,340
Roanoke, VA $62,440
$59,350
$46,070
$86,130
Pocatello, ID $62,330
$60,080
$39,160
$95,400
Longview, TX $62,230
$55,710
$37,090
$92,300
Muncie, IN $62,130
$62,310
$46,460
$77,190
Blacksburg, VA $61,990
$57,500
$43,490
$107,350
Hinesville, GA $61,970
$56,020
$34,430
$94,310
Killeen, TX $61,850
$57,210
$39,680
$92,190
Athens, GA $61,750
$57,550
$39,000
$100,190
Kingston, NY $61,740
$61,420
$45,390
$81,060
Waco, TX $61,710
$61,250
$41,050
$90,640
Springfield, IL $61,680
$52,670
$40,080
$97,150
Lakeland, FL $61,660
$59,420
$34,950
$96,540
Lafayette, IN $61,460
$62,500
$38,420
$78,170
Augusta, GA $61,450
$59,790
$39,200
$81,640
Charleston, WV $61,360
$61,280
$32,070
$92,680
Amarillo, TX $61,260
$57,870
$39,040
$97,660
Erie, PA $61,200
$58,800
$43,050
$84,790
Scranton, PA $60,900
$59,210
$46,670
$76,840
Fayetteville, AR $60,830
$55,760
$38,440
$102,890
Michigan City, IN $60,770
$58,380
$45,920
$79,180
Harrisonburg, VA $60,240
$59,400
$40,330
$76,470
Columbia, SC $60,020
$59,670
$37,640
$83,200
Memphis, TN $59,760
$57,210
$35,090
$87,270
Little Rock, AR $59,710
$55,320
$43,680
$83,470
Myrtle Beach, SC $59,690
$60,340
$36,480
$81,700
Cheyenne, WY $59,610
$62,400
$36,330
$79,790
Abilene, TX $59,560
$57,160
$41,680
$82,220
Florence, SC $59,560
$55,750
$41,120
$85,600
Springfield, MO $59,420
$60,600
$42,530
$74,160
Tyler, TX $59,360
$58,240
$33,610
$85,810
Jackson, TN $59,350
$56,900
$43,330
$80,610
Knoxville, TN $59,100
$57,300
$34,520
$83,250
Greenville, SC $59,010
$60,050
$34,190
$79,990
Santa Fe, NM $58,670
$61,680
$34,690
$74,130
College Station, TX $58,580
$55,230
$38,540
$86,930
Hilton Head Island, SC $58,410
$56,040
$39,130
$84,200
Columbia, MO $58,350
$59,630
$44,810
$75,950
Ocala, FL $58,310
$52,670
$35,020
$91,850
Evansville, IN $58,260
$52,160
$41,110
$82,400
Valdosta, GA $58,100
$54,530
$38,300
$89,400
Fort Smith, AR $58,090
$51,350
$42,230
$78,050
Jackson, MS $57,640
$52,000
$35,870
$83,770
Williamsport, PA $57,570
$55,310
$46,800
$72,240
Brunswick, GA $57,400
$54,040
$38,730
$82,220
Kingsport, TN $57,320
$53,410
$38,390
$81,290
Jacksonville, NC $56,830
$53,240
$43,530
$72,190
Dothan, AL $56,400
$52,690
$39,430
$67,000
Johnson City, TN $56,320
$49,500
$37,930
$78,970
Chattanooga, TN $56,300
$50,130
$38,010
$81,600
Casper, WY $55,940
$59,990
$34,030
$79,590
Sherman, TX $55,880
$49,830
$37,680
$71,350
Wichita Falls, TX $55,860
$53,070
$36,550
$69,610
San Angelo, TX $54,670
$48,270
$44,170
$72,090
El Paso, TX $53,500
$45,930
$37,740
$86,940
Texarkana, TX $52,410
$48,500
$34,740
$75,940
Wheeling, WV $52,360
$45,460
$29,900
$75,140
Lubbock, TX $52,280
$46,780
$39,690
$72,800
Laredo, TX $52,150
$46,130
$38,050
$81,190
Weirton, WV $52,010
$46,120
$30,830
$77,170
Odessa, TX $50,760
$48,350
$37,250
$60,390
McAllen, TX $50,080
$46,100
$32,610
$74,550
Brownsville, TX $46,230
$42,070
$28,010
$75,910
San Juan, PR $40,140
$31,600
$23,860
$79,790
Ponce, PR $29,520
$22,850
$21,800
$43,780
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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