The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction and building inspectors in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 | $40,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $83,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,230.
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 | $56,360 | -0.27% | 13.24% |
| 2021 | $56,510 | 5.54% | - |
| 2020 | $53,380 | -2.49% | - |
| 2019 | $54,710 | 2.32% | - |
| 2018 | $53,440 | -3.61% | - |
| 2017 | $55,370 | 5.82% | - |
| 2016 | $52,150 | 5.20% | - |
| 2015 | $49,440 | 0.59% | - |
| 2014 | $49,150 | 0.08% | - |
| 2013 | $49,110 | 0.43% | - |
| 2012 | $48,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,360 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for construction and building inspectors in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.