The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction and building inspectors in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $25,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,540.
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 | $40,600 | 5.54% | 24.16% |
| 2021 | $38,350 | 10.61% | - |
| 2020 | $34,280 | -6.51% | - |
| 2019 | $36,510 | 4.68% | - |
| 2018 | $34,800 | -8.94% | - |
| 2017 | $37,910 | -2.72% | - |
| 2016 | $38,940 | 4.24% | - |
| 2015 | $37,290 | -0.75% | - |
| 2014 | $37,570 | 13.07% | - |
| 2013 | $32,660 | 5.73% | - |
| 2012 | $30,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,600 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for construction and building inspectors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Brownsville-Harlingen is 39.5 percent (39.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.