The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of construction and building inspectors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $50,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,630.
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 | $77,550 | 0.81% | 18.04% |
| 2021 | $76,920 | 4.04% | - |
| 2020 | $73,810 | 11.72% | - |
| 2019 | $65,160 | -2.81% | - |
| 2018 | $66,990 | -5.51% | - |
| 2017 | $70,680 | 4.20% | - |
| 2016 | $67,710 | 3.68% | - |
| 2015 | $65,220 | 0.86% | - |
| 2014 | $64,660 | 0.40% | - |
| 2013 | $64,400 | 1.30% | - |
| 2012 | $63,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,550 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for construction and building inspectors in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 10.1 percent (10.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 38.0 percent (38.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.