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Highest Paying Industries for Construction and Building Inspectors

The top 100 highest paying industries for construction and building inspectors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $79,520, electric power generation, transmission and distribution is the highest paying industry for construction and building inspectors. It is followed by colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned industry (average annual salary $79,100). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of construction and building inspectors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Construction and Building Inspectors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	$79,520	$50,070	800
2	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$79,100	$41,890	50
3	Educational Services - Privately owned	$78,670	$42,270	50
4	Utilities	$76,010	$48,880	1,190
5	Natural Gas Distribution	$72,390	$47,750	330
6	Rail Transportation	$68,560	$50,320	40
7	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$68,000	$37,570	1,310
8	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$67,520	$49,410	n/a
9	Insurance Carriers	$66,760	$45,770	n/a
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$66,520	$44,000	90
11	Lessors of Real Estate	$66,420	$38,370	150
12	Federal government, including USPS	$65,710	$47,920	2,310
13	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$65,710	$47,920	2,310
14	Water, Sewage and Other Systems	$65,140	$38,290	n/a
15	Educational Services - Local government owned	$65,010	$37,170	300
16	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$64,990	$37,370	280
17	Pipeline Transportation	$64,760	$41,350	50
18	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$64,430	$38,080	300
19	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$64,020	$28,720	n/a
20	Mining	$63,550	$40,530	250
21	Nonresidential Building Construction	$62,860	$37,410	1,700
22	Remediation and Other Waste Management Services	$62,350	$33,290	230
23	Support Activities for Mining	$62,140	$40,340	220
24	Waste Management and Remediation Services	$61,790	$33,250	240
25	Educational Services	$61,760	$37,230	650
26	Utility System Construction	$60,870	$32,700	600
27	Manufacturing	$60,550	$38,480	40
28	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$60,330	$41,340	80
29	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$60,080	$41,420	160
30	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$58,830	$33,980	1,240
31	Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	$58,700	$32,210	50
32	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$58,610	$36,940	340
33	Construction of Buildings	$58,380	$32,610	2,370
34	Finance and Insurance	$57,900	$28,520	230
35	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$57,840	$28,460	190
36	Engineering Services	$57,720	$35,430	15,710
37	Educational Services - State government owned	$57,350	$36,310	300
38	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$57,040	$35,870	280
39	Construction	$56,860	$32,390	5,860
40	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$56,610	$32,820	300
41	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$56,540	$32,220	31,770
42	Wholesale Trade	$56,220	$43,230	30
43	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$56,120	$31,980	28,330
44	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$56,060	$36,600	530
45	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$55,700	$35,110	160
46	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$55,590	$35,610	37,990
47	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$55,570	$35,970	45,970
48	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$55,520	$35,600	37,690
49	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$55,500	$35,960	45,370
50	Federal, State, and Local Government	$55,500	$35,960	45,370
51	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$55,480	$32,980	2,090
52	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$55,480	$41,260	30
53	Employment Services	$55,380	$39,660	n/a
54	Temporary Help Services	$55,170	$41,050	n/a
55	Facilities Support Services	$54,980	$36,500	50
56	Building Finishing Contractors	$54,810	$38,770	280
57	Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	$54,760	$29,250	160
58	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$54,610	$27,510	110
59	Specialty Trade Contractors	$53,970	$31,570	2,250
60	Building Equipment Contractors	$53,890	$32,110	1,620
61	Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	$53,200	$32,230	1,380
62	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$52,520	$25,820	230
63	Testing Laboratories	$52,060	$31,750	1,540
64	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$51,430	$30,990	980
65	State government, including schools and hospitals	$50,890	$35,340	5,670
66	Administrative and Support Services	$50,370	$27,390	740
67	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$50,360	$35,310	5,370
68	Real Estate	$50,050	$25,740	770
69	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$50,050	$25,740	770
70	Commercial and Industrial Machinery Equipment (except Auto and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance	$49,630	$39,900	120
71	Repair and Maintenance	$49,630	$39,900	120
72	Activities Related to Real Estate	$48,860	$25,130	400
73	Other Support Services	$48,100	$32,600	150
74	Social Advocacy Organizations	$47,760	$32,340	70
75	Roofing Contractors	$47,220	$26,410	80
76	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$46,690	$23,130	220
77	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$46,530	$28,480	290
78	Security Systems Services	$44,880	$29,920	90
79	Investigation and Security Services	$44,880	$29,920	90
80	Residential Building Construction	$43,600	$28,700	670
81	Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services	$43,410	$29,020	200
82	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$43,330	$30,770	n/a
83	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$42,240	$22,810	160
84	Other Insurance Related Activities	$40,930	$27,480	n/a
85	Health Care and Social Assistance	$40,720	$29,210	520
86	Social Assistance	$40,200	$29,010	500
87	Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	$38,620	$26,690	n/a
88	Individual and Family Services	$38,480	$28,650	280
89	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$37,370	$21,770	80
90	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$36,930	$17,500	n/a