The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction and building inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction and building inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,750 | 2.09% | 0.93% |
| 2021 | $82,980 | -16.62% | - |
| 2020 | $96,770 | 2.25% | - |
| 2019 | $94,590 | 1.96% | - |
| 2018 | $92,740 | 4.50% | - |
| 2017 | $88,570 | 5.20% | - |
| 2016 | $83,960 | 0.10% | - |
| 2015 | $83,880 | -0.10% | - |
| 2012 | $83,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,750 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for construction and building inspectors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 34.1 percent (34.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.