Construction and Building Inspector Salary by State (2026)

Name: Construction and Building Inspector annual wages by US state, May 2025
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Construction and Building Inspectors earn the most in Alaska at $102,410 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $44,320 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $74,690. All 53 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.

Highest median: $102,410
National median: $74,690
Lowest median: $44,320
States reporting: 53

Top 5 states for Construction and Building Inspectors

1. Alaska$102,410 median · $100,050 adjusted · 270 employed
2. California$101,290 median · $91,483 adjusted · 13,420 employed
3. Connecticut$98,670 median · $95,232 adjusted · 1,430 employed
4. Washington$96,140 median · $89,840 adjusted · 3,090 employed
5. Minnesota$88,670 median · $89,910 adjusted · 1,390 employed

Lowest-paying states for Construction and Building Inspectors

53. Puerto Rico$44,320 median · no price parity · 740 employed
52. Mississippi$50,250 median · $57,790 adjusted · 800 employed
51. Guam$51,710 median · no price parity · 40 employed
50. Arkansas$52,700 median · $60,619 adjusted · 800 employed
49. South Carolina$58,840 median · $62,763 adjusted · 2,500 employed

Construction and Building Inspector salary in every state

Sort by any column. Employment is the number of construction and building inspectors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.

Annual wages by state, sortable by median, quartiles, employment and cost-of-living adjusted median
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1	Alaska	$102,410	$80,560	$121,250	270	$100,050
2	California	$101,290	$76,160	$128,530	13,420	$91,483
3	Connecticut	$98,670	$79,140	$115,100	1,430	$95,232
4	Washington	$96,140	$77,480	$105,300	3,090	$89,840
5	Minnesota	$88,670	$78,030	$100,890	1,390	$89,910
6	District of Columbia	$86,200	$76,130	$109,920	370	$78,434
7	Oregon	$84,510	$72,300	$102,760	1,780	$81,762
8	Massachusetts	$83,200	$65,730	$104,030	4,290	$78,671
9	New Jersey	$81,760	$63,520	$104,690	5,950	$75,144
10	Colorado	$79,950	$65,740	$98,280	3,700	$77,582
11	New York	$79,460	$61,920	$103,960	11,160	$73,628
12	Hawaii	$79,320	$66,720	$94,570	710	$72,141
13	North Dakota	$78,570	$66,370	$89,660	180	$88,322
14	Illinois	$78,340	$59,660	$100,030	2,560	$78,373
15	Rhode Island	$77,420	$63,520	$96,670	270	$75,694
16	Maryland	$76,640	$63,530	$94,160	2,780	$73,019
17	Montana	$75,700	$61,110	$84,240	290	$79,983
18	Virginia	$75,660	$60,870	$88,340	6,550	$74,834
19	Wisconsin	$75,610	$58,450	$87,980	1,270	$80,355
20	Nevada	$75,290	$61,730	$97,730	1,780	$75,306
21	Maine	$74,670	$61,490	$81,410	710	$76,940
22	Ohio	$74,490	$62,150	$82,830	3,490	$80,292
23	Utah	$74,130	$60,070	$84,240	1,240	$74,982
24	Arizona	$73,440	$62,320	$86,760	3,330	$72,946
25	Delaware	$72,700	$61,970	$81,400	570	$72,840
26	Iowa	$71,630	$60,720	$82,150	1,140	$81,618
27	Michigan	$71,040	$60,680	$82,510	3,090	$73,833
28	Louisiana	$68,260	$59,670	$81,460	1,440	$77,386
29	Florida	$68,170	$54,080	$83,390	13,860	$65,920
30	Vermont	$66,580	$60,320	$82,180	120	$67,968
31	North Carolina	$66,080	$56,030	$79,430	6,490	$70,055
32	Georgia	$65,980	$54,620	$80,340	4,510	$68,520
33	Pennsylvania	$65,870	$57,860	$78,830	5,320	$67,509
34	New Hampshire	$65,640	$55,680	$80,160	420	$63,015
35	New Mexico	$65,420	$58,700	$79,230	800	$70,945
36	Nebraska	$65,000	$51,880	$79,540	570	$72,140
37	South Dakota	$64,940	$53,480	$78,410	200	$73,307
38	Texas	$64,810	$50,560	$80,370	18,230	$66,775
39	West Virginia	$64,000	$47,100	$91,520	540	$71,511
40	Idaho	$63,570	$56,680	$83,600	1,000	$66,570
41	Kansas	$63,150	$56,290	$78,720	840	$70,114
42	Missouri	$62,970	$52,040	$76,210	1,640	$69,337
43	Indiana	$62,850	$50,740	$79,490	2,110	$67,342
44	Wyoming	$61,870	$42,970	$79,140	370	$66,749
45	Alabama	$61,300	$51,120	$74,870	1,420	$69,014
46	Kentucky	$60,200	$46,410	$79,550	1,380	$66,771
47	Tennessee	$59,870	$48,430	$73,320	2,500	$65,168
48	Oklahoma	$59,280	$46,330	$76,400	2,090	$67,484
49	South Carolina	$58,840	$45,370	$74,060	2,500	$62,763
50	Arkansas	$52,700	$46,280	$66,560	800	$60,619
51	Guam	$51,710	$42,760	$68,800	40	N/A
52	Mississippi	$50,250	$42,660	$65,350	800	$57,790
53	Puerto Rico	$44,320	$31,640	$58,030	740	N/A

How the cost-of-living adjustment works

The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.

For Construction and Building Inspectors, that changes the ranking: Alaska leads on raw pay at $102,410, while Alaska leads once prices are taken into account at $100,050.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.

Construction and Building Inspector pay by state: FAQ

Which state pays Construction and Building Inspectors the most?

Alaska reports the highest median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors at $102,410 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($101,290) and Connecticut ($98,670).

Which state pays Construction and Building Inspectors the least?

Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Construction and Building Inspectors at $44,320 a year, $58,090 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

Where do Construction and Building Inspectors earn the most after cost of living?

Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Alaska first at $100,050 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $102,410. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

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