The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction and building inspectors in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 | $49,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,150.
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 | $77,770 | 8.18% | -5.70% |
| 2021 | $71,410 | 8.61% | - |
| 2020 | $65,260 | -9.81% | - |
| 2019 | $71,660 | 3.47% | - |
| 2018 | $69,170 | -14.23% | - |
| 2017 | $79,010 | -4.04% | - |
| 2016 | $82,200 | -0.83% | - |
| 2015 | $82,880 | 17.18% | - |
| 2014 | $68,640 | 5.61% | - |
| 2013 | $64,790 | -26.87% | - |
| 2012 | $82,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,770 in Mount Vernon-Anacortes 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 38.2 percent (38.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.