The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction and building inspectors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $39,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,070.
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 | $67,090 | -15.73% | 28.47% |
| 2021 | $77,640 | 18.06% | - |
| 2020 | $63,620 | 3.98% | - |
| 2019 | $61,090 | 4.68% | - |
| 2018 | $58,230 | 3.83% | - |
| 2017 | $56,000 | -0.54% | - |
| 2016 | $56,300 | -0.46% | - |
| 2015 | $56,560 | 0.05% | - |
| 2014 | $56,530 | 7.54% | - |
| 2013 | $52,270 | 8.19% | - |
| 2012 | $47,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $67,090, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is the highest paying city for construction and building inspectors in state of Texas, followed by Central Texas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $66,630). In comparison, the median annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.