The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction and building inspectors in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $48,530 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,900 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,930 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,680. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,530.
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 | $79,680 | 2.56% | 20.08% |
| 2021 | $77,640 | 7.33% | - |
| 2020 | $71,950 | 2.64% | - |
| 2019 | $70,050 | 5.54% | - |
| 2018 | $66,170 | -2.60% | - |
| 2017 | $67,890 | -1.77% | - |
| 2016 | $69,090 | 2.37% | - |
| 2015 | $67,450 | 2.40% | - |
| 2014 | $65,830 | 4.69% | - |
| 2013 | $62,740 | -1.50% | - |
| 2012 | $63,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,680, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for construction and building inspectors in state of New York, followed by Buffalo-Niagara Falls (median annual salary $75,690). In comparison, the median annual salary of construction and building inspectors in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in Buffalo-Niagara Falls.