The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction and building inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $43,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $80,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,690.
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 | $62,960 | 4.64% | 22.17% |
| 2021 | $60,040 | -4.70% | - |
| 2020 | $62,860 | 3.55% | - |
| 2019 | $60,630 | 4.49% | - |
| 2018 | $57,910 | 11.12% | - |
| 2017 | $51,470 | 3.57% | - |
| 2016 | $49,630 | 9.09% | - |
| 2015 | $45,120 | -12.61% | - |
| 2014 | $50,810 | 0.85% | - |
| 2013 | $50,380 | 2.74% | - |
| 2012 | $49,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,960, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for construction and building inspectors in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $63,390). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Durham-Chapel Hill is .7 percent (.7%) lower.