Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in the US
A construction and building inspectors earns a national median of $74,690 a year (mean $77,730) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #281 of 825.
How much does a construction and building inspectors earn in the US?
A construction and building inspectors in the United States earns a median of $74,690 a year (mean $77,730), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 47% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 146,720 people work in this occupation (SOC 47-4011), ranked #281 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,690
per year
Mean
$77,730
per year
Employment
146,720
US workers
National rank
#281
of 825 by median
What a construction and building inspectors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a construction and building inspectors (SOC 47-4011) earns a median annual wage of $74,690 and a mean (average) of $77,730. The median is the midpoint — half of construction and building inspectors earn more and half earn less — and is 47% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a construction and building inspectors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for construction and building inspectors is $74,690, and the mean (average) is $77,730. The median is the midpoint — half of construction and building inspectors earn more and half earn less.
- How does construction and building inspectors pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,690, a construction and building inspectors earns 47% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many construction and building inspectors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 146,720 construction and building inspectors employed nationally (SOC 47-4011), across all industries.
- Where does this construction and building inspectors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 47-4011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 47-4011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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