The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction and building inspectors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $45,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,170 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,180.
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 | $75,690 | 17.28% | 29.95% |
| 2021 | $62,610 | -0.06% | - |
| 2020 | $62,650 | 1.88% | - |
| 2019 | $61,470 | 0.63% | - |
| 2018 | $61,080 | 4.78% | - |
| 2017 | $58,160 | 4.23% | - |
| 2016 | $55,700 | 2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $54,450 | 0.02% | - |
| 2014 | $54,440 | 0.61% | - |
| 2013 | $54,110 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $53,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,690, Buffalo-Niagara Falls is the second highest paying city for construction and building inspectors in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $79,680). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 5.0 percent (5.0%) lower.