The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction and building inspectors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $51,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,090.
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 | $70,090 | -0.34% | 10.57% |
| 2016 | $70,330 | 3.88% | - |
| 2015 | $67,600 | 2.04% | - |
| 2014 | $66,220 | 1.42% | - |
| 2013 | $65,280 | 3.98% | - |
| 2012 | $62,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,090 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for construction and building inspectors in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area and 21.8 percent (21.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Framingham | |
| Peabody | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |