The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction and building inspectors in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $37,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $86,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $86,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,920.
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 | $55,430 | -9.45% | 16.85% |
| 2021 | $60,670 | 2.24% | - |
| 2020 | $59,310 | 6.83% | - |
| 2019 | $55,260 | 6.50% | - |
| 2018 | $51,670 | 2.05% | - |
| 2017 | $50,610 | -2.21% | - |
| 2016 | $51,730 | 4.37% | - |
| 2015 | $49,470 | -0.40% | - |
| 2014 | $49,670 | 3.38% | - |
| 2013 | $47,990 | 3.96% | - |
| 2012 | $46,090 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,430 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area.