The highest-paying states 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 of construction and building inspectors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $93,600, California is the highest paying state for construction and building inspectors. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $87,860). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of construction and building inspectors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $93,600 |
$51,620 | 13,440 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $87,860 |
$57,860 | 460 |
| 3 | Connecticut | $83,690 |
$58,940 | 900 |
| 4 | Nevada | $82,130 |
$50,790 | 950 |
| 5 | Washington | $81,970 |
$55,150 | 3,060 |
| 6 | Alaska | $81,860 |
$62,930 | 230 |
| 7 | Oregon | $81,250 |
$55,850 | 1,240 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $79,750 |
$48,250 | 5,140 |
| 9 | Minnesota | $78,600 |
$48,470 | 1,190 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | $77,930 |
$45,640 | 3,740 |
| 11 | New York | $75,690 |
$46,100 | 10,020 |
| 12 | Illinois | $70,830 |
$41,820 | 3,060 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $69,630 |
$48,650 | 690 |
| 14 | North Dakota | $67,500 |
$43,760 | 190 |
| 15 | Colorado | $66,170 |
$37,980 | 4,000 |
| 16 | Iowa | $64,480 |
$46,850 | 1,120 |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $64,310 |
$47,820 | 250 |
| 18 | Ohio | $63,690 |
$40,670 | 3,300 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | $63,450 |
$46,260 | 1,340 |
| 20 | Arizona | $63,270 |
$43,170 | 2,850 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $63,250 |
$43,490 | 5,250 |
| 22 | Maine | $63,240 |
$45,120 | 710 |
| 23 | Delaware | $62,850 |
$47,050 | 600 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $62,440 |
$39,980 | 4,850 |
| 25 | Virginia | $62,380 |
$46,210 | 4,280 |
| 26 | Texas | $62,250 |
$37,250 | 13,210 |
| 27 | Vermont | $62,210 |
$48,740 | 130 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $62,140 |
$43,530 | 1,160 |
| 29 | Maryland | $62,060 |
$48,480 | 2,850 |
| 30 | New Hampshire | $61,980 |
$44,420 | 400 |
| 31 | Idaho | $61,950 |
$46,820 | 660 |
| 32 | Utah | $61,870 |
$31,200 | 1,450 |
| 33 | South Carolina | $61,680 |
$31,570 | 2,220 |
| 34 | Montana | $60,940 |
$37,370 | 250 |
| 35 | Nebraska | $60,560 |
$40,210 | 570 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $59,870 |
$37,680 | 210 |
| 37 | Florida | $59,170 |
$40,610 | 13,070 |
| 38 | Michigan | $59,070 |
$32,220 | 3,560 |
| 39 | Georgia | $58,930 |
$39,300 | 3,070 |
| 40 | Kansas | $58,240 |
$40,530 | 890 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $58,140 |
$31,250 | 510 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $56,750 |
$39,560 | 600 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $54,580 |
$33,310 | 1,050 |
| 44 | Indiana | $53,710 |
$34,930 | 1,720 |
| 45 | South Dakota | $53,450 |
$39,810 | 190 |
| 46 | Missouri | $52,960 |
$38,040 | 2,010 |
| 47 | Alabama | $52,870 |
$34,310 | 1,200 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $51,080 |
$31,570 | 1,470 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $50,340 |
$37,540 | 1,620 |
| 50 | Mississippi | $50,090 |
$35,050 | 990 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $49,030 |
$32,840 | 1,030 |
| 52 | Guam | $45,660 |
$32,260 | 40 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $24,170 |
$18,760 | 470 |