The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of construction and building inspectors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $56,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction and building inspectors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $78,460 | 0.60% | 11.39% |
| 2016 | $77,990 | 8.10% | - |
| 2015 | $71,670 | -1.09% | - |
| 2014 | $72,450 | 3.37% | - |
| 2013 | $70,010 | 0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $69,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,460 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 9.1 percent (9.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 38.7 percent (38.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Washington nonmetropolitan area.