The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction and building inspectors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $22,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction and building inspectors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $65,690 | -2.89% | 6.26% |
| 2016 | $67,590 | -8.54% | - |
| 2015 | $73,360 | 5.33% | - |
| 2014 | $69,450 | 9.72% | - |
| 2013 | $62,700 | 1.79% | - |
| 2012 | $61,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,690, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for construction and building inspectors in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $76,230). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 13.8 percent (13.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Rockford | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Springfield | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |