The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction and building inspectors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $62,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $104,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $133,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $104,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $62,110.
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 | $104,720 | 3.86% | 30.19% |
| 2021 | $100,680 | 13.33% | - |
| 2017 | $87,260 | 3.42% | - |
| 2016 | $84,280 | 7.38% | - |
| 2015 | $78,060 | 7.37% | - |
| 2014 | $72,310 | 0.82% | - |
| 2013 | $71,720 | -1.94% | - |
| 2012 | $73,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $104,720 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 4.4 percent (4.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 46.6 percent (46.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area.