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Construction and Building Inspectors: pay and where the jobs are
What construction and building inspectors earn in the U.S., how pay varies across workers and states, and tools to plan around it.
National pay, May 2025
$74,690 median annual wage
- Mean (average) annual wage
- $77,730
- Median hourly wage
- $35.91
- Mean hourly wage
- $37.37
- Employment
- 146,720
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 47-4011.
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How much do construction and building inspectors make?
The median annual wage for construction and building inspectors was $74,690 in May 2025, so half of workers earned more and half earned less. The lowest-paid 10% earned less than $47,140 and the highest-paid 10% more than $114,200. As an hourly rate, the median is $35.91. About 146,720 people work in this occupation nationwide. The highest state medians are in Alaska ($102,410), California ($101,290) and Connecticut ($98,670). Alaska also comes out on top after taxes and local prices.
Pay ladder
What each step of the pay range for construction and building inspectors looks like per month. Take-home here includes federal tax, Social Security and Medicare for a single filer; add your state in the paycheck calculator.
| Step | Annual | Hourly | Monthly gross | Monthly after federal tax & FICA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $47,140 | $22.66 | $3,928 | $3,338 |
| 25th percentile | $58,860 | $28.30 | $4,905 | $4,123 |
| Median | $74,690 | $35.91 | $6,224 | $5,115 |
| 75th percentile | $94,710 | $45.54 | $7,893 | $6,288 |
| 90th percentile | $114,200 | $54.91 | $9,517 | $7,431 |
Construction and Building Inspectors: pay by state
53 states and territories have a published median, sorted from highest to lowest. The last two columns are our estimates: the median after 2026 federal and state taxes, and that take-home restated in national-average prices.
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$78,747 take-home in national prices
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$71,753 take-home in national prices
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$70,528 take-home in national prices
Where a median construction and building inspector paycheck goes furthest after 2026 taxes and BEA price levels.
| State | Employment | Median | 10th pct. | 90th pct. | Median after tax* | In national prices† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 270 | $102,410 | $73,550 | $124,840 | $80,604 | $78,747 |
| California | 13,420 | $101,290 | $56,220 | $161,550 | $73,596 | $66,470 |
| Connecticut | 1,430 | $98,670 | $65,140 | $129,830 | $73,074 | $70,528 |
| Washington | 3,090 | $96,140 | $63,840 | $121,700 | $75,131 | $70,207 |
| Minnesota | 1,390 | $88,670 | $61,610 | $112,420 | $66,313 | $67,240 |
| District of Columbia | 370 | $86,200 | $68,120 | $131,810 | $65,113 | $59,247 |
| Oregon | 1,780 | $84,510 | $60,970 | $115,910 | $61,983 | $59,968 |
| Massachusetts | 4,290 | $83,200 | $50,330 | $123,400 | $63,038 | $59,607 |
| New Jersey | 5,950 | $81,760 | $48,880 | $126,400 | $62,796 | $57,714 |
| Colorado | 3,700 | $79,950 | $54,290 | $121,740 | $61,914 | $60,080 |
| New York | 11,160 | $79,460 | $51,540 | $134,430 | $60,662 | $56,209 |
| Hawaii | 710 | $79,320 | $53,590 | $99,600 | $60,017 | $54,585 |
| North Dakota | 180 | $78,570 | $55,150 | $100,390 | $63,831 | $71,753 |
| Illinois | 2,560 | $78,340 | $47,600 | $119,650 | $60,209 | $60,234 |
| Rhode Island | 270 | $77,420 | $57,950 | $110,940 | $60,157 | $58,816 |
| Maryland | 2,780 | $76,640 | $53,610 | $110,250 | $59,472 | $56,662 |
| Montana | 290 | $75,700 | $49,840 | $100,850 | $59,169 | $62,517 |
| Virginia | 6,550 | $75,660 | $50,090 | $104,480 | $58,520 | $57,881 |
| Wisconsin | 1,270 | $75,610 | $47,290 | $101,240 | $59,042 | $62,747 |
| Nevada | 1,780 | $75,290 | $55,510 | $105,490 | $61,797 | $61,809 |
| Maine | 710 | $74,670 | $48,340 | $102,500 | $57,625 | $59,376 |
| Ohio | 3,490 | $74,490 | $50,440 | $100,290 | $59,629 | $64,273 |
| Utah | 1,240 | $74,130 | $48,690 | $99,630 | $57,921 | $58,586 |
| Arizona | 3,330 | $73,440 | $55,310 | $105,980 | $59,053 | $58,656 |
| Delaware | 570 | $72,700 | $52,350 | $95,690 | $56,226 | $56,335 |
| Iowa | 1,140 | $71,630 | $47,470 | $90,380 | $57,152 | $65,121 |
| Michigan | 3,090 | $71,040 | $47,100 | $95,980 | $56,038 | $58,241 |
| Louisiana | 1,440 | $68,260 | $47,450 | $95,400 | $55,189 | $62,568 |
| Florida | 13,860 | $68,170 | $45,460 | $100,280 | $56,788 | $54,913 |
| Vermont | 120 | $66,580 | $49,350 | $92,110 | $53,779 | $54,900 |
| North Carolina | 6,490 | $66,080 | $46,840 | $95,220 | $53,147 | $56,344 |
| Georgia | 4,510 | $65,980 | $46,070 | $100,450 | $52,651 | $54,678 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,320 | $65,870 | $48,610 | $93,790 | $53,038 | $54,358 |
| New Hampshire | 420 | $65,640 | $45,070 | $88,610 | $54,922 | $52,726 |
| New Mexico | 800 | $65,420 | $48,350 | $94,870 | $52,836 | $57,298 |
| Nebraska | 570 | $65,000 | $45,910 | $90,880 | $52,330 | $58,077 |
| South Dakota | 200 | $64,940 | $47,670 | $89,050 | $54,359 | $61,363 |
| Texas | 18,230 | $64,810 | $43,220 | $105,160 | $54,255 | $55,900 |
| West Virginia | 540 | $64,000 | $34,090 | $92,930 | $51,562 | $57,613 |
| Idaho | 1,000 | $63,570 | $48,840 | $102,000 | $50,998 | $53,404 |
| Kansas | 840 | $63,150 | $48,170 | $91,420 | $50,197 | $55,732 |
| Missouri | 1,640 | $62,970 | $46,980 | $87,690 | $50,754 | $55,886 |
| Indiana | 2,110 | $62,850 | $44,540 | $94,350 | $50,855 | $54,490 |
| Wyoming | 370 | $61,870 | $35,920 | $93,470 | $51,893 | $55,984 |
| Alabama | 1,420 | $61,300 | $46,010 | $85,770 | $48,868 | $55,018 |
| Kentucky | 1,380 | $60,200 | $37,140 | $97,670 | $48,561 | $53,862 |
| Tennessee | 2,500 | $59,870 | $38,670 | $84,600 | $50,286 | $54,736 |
| Oklahoma | 2,090 | $59,280 | $41,410 | $94,850 | $47,689 | $54,289 |
| South Carolina | 2,500 | $58,840 | $36,140 | $84,860 | $47,872 | $51,064 |
| Arkansas | 800 | $52,700 | $39,450 | $81,340 | $43,062 | $49,533 |
| Guam | 40 | $51,710 | $38,820 | $81,100 | — | — |
| Mississippi | 800 | $50,250 | $35,600 | $76,400 | $41,278 | $47,471 |
| Puerto Rico | 740 | $44,320 | $23,960 | $86,260 | — | — |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025 (released 2026-05-15), SOC 47-4011. *Our estimate for a single filer paid biweekly with no pre-tax deductions or local tax, 2026 federal and state rules. †Take-home ÷ BEA Regional Price Parity × 100 (2024 price levels).
Sources
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25nat.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.
- OEWS May 2025 (oesm25st.zip) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed 2026-10-09.