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Construction and Building Inspectors salary

The BLS estimates 146,720 Construction and Building Inspectors jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $74,690 (May 2025, SOC 47-4011). Across 125 metros with published figures, medians range from $45,090 in San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR to $129,750 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING INSPECTORS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$47,140P25$58,860MEDIAN$74,690P75$94,710P90$114,200
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$129,750 · 860 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$125,130 · 2,380 jobs
  3. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$112,550 · 210 jobs
  4. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$103,980 · 1,060 jobs
  5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$102,830 · 1,640 jobs
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,280 · 3,870 jobs
  7. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$99,620 · 750 jobs
  8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$98,580 · 1,330 jobs
  9. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$95,540 · 220 jobs
  10. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$94,420 · 940 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$90,800 · 10,340 jobs
  2. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$69,020 · 5,450 jobs
  3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$66,780 · 4,980 jobs
  4. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,610 · 4,380 jobs
  5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$80,150 · 4,060 jobs
  6. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,280 · 3,870 jobs
  7. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$72,410 · 3,020 jobs
  8. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$84,620 · 2,950 jobs
  9. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$75,710 · 2,900 jobs
  10. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$76,650 · 2,460 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ · Pittsburgh, PA · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA · Raleigh-Cary, NC · Richmond, VA · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Construction and Building Inspectors salary in the U.S.?

$74,690 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $58,860–$94,710.

Where do Construction and Building Inspectors earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($129,750), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($125,130), Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($112,550). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.