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Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction and building inspectors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Construction and Building Inspectors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$68,300
25th Percentile Wage
$85,300
50th Percentile Wage
$99,210
75th Percentile Wage
$116,280
90th Percentile Wage
$129,530

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,300.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction and building inspectors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$99,210
2.60% 14.15%
2016
$96,630
6.56% -
2015
$90,290
2.58% -
2014
$87,960
0.48% -
2013
$87,540
2.71% -
2012
$85,170
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Table 2. Compare Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,210 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 9.5 percent (9.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 43.7 percent (43.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$109,580
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$109,400
Napa
$105,500
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$105,020
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$104,720
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$103,800
Vallejo-Fairfield
$102,810
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$99,210
Salinas
$98,880
Redding
$98,170
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$96,050
Chico
$94,820
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$92,830
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$90,380
Madera-Chowchilla
$89,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$88,950
Merced
$88,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$84,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$83,790
Fresno
$83,370
Stockton
$82,670
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$81,650
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$81,080
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$80,730
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$80,440
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$79,730
Modesto
$78,430
Bakersfield-Delano
$76,950
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$76,570
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$76,460
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$72,360
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$68,160
Visalia-Porterville
$66,040
Yuba City
$62,770
El Centro
$57,820
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$55,880