The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction and building inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $64,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $87,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $109,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $132,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $109,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,450.
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 | $109,580 | 7.46% | 27.08% |
| 2021 | $101,400 | -8.34% | - |
| 2020 | $109,860 | 5.26% | - |
| 2019 | $104,080 | -0.81% | - |
| 2018 | $104,920 | 9.86% | - |
| 2017 | $94,570 | 3.58% | - |
| 2016 | $91,180 | 0.82% | - |
| 2015 | $90,430 | 8.26% | - |
| 2014 | $82,960 | 1.60% | - |
| 2013 | $81,630 | 2.11% | - |
| 2012 | $79,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $109,580, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for construction and building inspectors in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $109,400). In comparison, the median annual salary of construction and building inspectors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is .2 percent (.2%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.