The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction and building inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $40,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $73,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction and building inspectors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $88,950 | 4.29% | 7.95% |
| 2016 | $85,130 | -0.29% | - |
| 2015 | $85,380 | 0.73% | - |
| 2014 | $84,760 | 1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $83,520 | 1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $81,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,950 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 37.2 percent (37.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.