Pay by state · 53 states
Construction and Building Inspector Salary by State (2026)
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
- $102,410Alaska
- National median
- $74,690BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $44,320Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 53of 54 OEWS areas
All states
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.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AKAlaska | $102,410 | $80,560 | $121,250 | 270 | $100,050 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $101,290 | $76,160 | $128,530 | 13,420 | $91,483 |
| 3 | CTConnecticut | $98,670 | $79,140 | $115,100 | 1,430 | $95,232 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $96,140 | $77,480 | $105,300 | 3,090 | $89,840 |
| 5 | MNMinnesota | $88,670 | $78,030 | $100,890 | 1,390 | $89,910 |
| 6 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $86,200 | $76,130 | $109,920 | 370 | $78,434 |
| 7 | OROregon | $84,510 | $72,300 | $102,760 | 1,780 | $81,762 |
| 8 | MAMassachusetts | $83,200 | $65,730 | $104,030 | 4,290 | $78,671 |
| 9 | NJNew Jersey | $81,760 | $63,520 | $104,690 | 5,950 | $75,144 |
| 10 | COColorado | $79,950 | $65,740 | $98,280 | 3,700 | $77,582 |
| 11 | NYNew York | $79,460 | $61,920 | $103,960 | 11,160 | $73,628 |
| 12 | HIHawaii | $79,320 | $66,720 | $94,570 | 710 | $72,141 |
| 13 | NDNorth Dakota | $78,570 | $66,370 | $89,660 | 180 | $88,322 |
| 14 | ILIllinois | $78,340 | $59,660 | $100,030 | 2,560 | $78,373 |
| 15 | RIRhode Island | $77,420 | $63,520 | $96,670 | 270 | $75,694 |
| 16 | MDMaryland | $76,640 | $63,530 | $94,160 | 2,780 | $73,019 |
| 17 | MTMontana | $75,700 | $61,110 | $84,240 | 290 | $79,983 |
| 18 | VAVirginia | $75,660 | $60,870 | $88,340 | 6,550 | $74,834 |
| 19 | WIWisconsin | $75,610 | $58,450 | $87,980 | 1,270 | $80,355 |
| 20 | NVNevada | $75,290 | $61,730 | $97,730 | 1,780 | $75,306 |
| 21 | MEMaine | $74,670 | $61,490 | $81,410 | 710 | $76,940 |
| 22 | OHOhio | $74,490 | $62,150 | $82,830 | 3,490 | $80,292 |
| 23 | UTUtah | $74,130 | $60,070 | $84,240 | 1,240 | $74,982 |
| 24 | AZArizona | $73,440 | $62,320 | $86,760 | 3,330 | $72,946 |
| 25 | DEDelaware | $72,700 | $61,970 | $81,400 | 570 | $72,840 |
| 26 | IAIowa | $71,630 | $60,720 | $82,150 | 1,140 | $81,618 |
| 27 | MIMichigan | $71,040 | $60,680 | $82,510 | 3,090 | $73,833 |
| 28 | LALouisiana | $68,260 | $59,670 | $81,460 | 1,440 | $77,386 |
| 29 | FLFlorida | $68,170 | $54,080 | $83,390 | 13,860 | $65,920 |
| 30 | VTVermont | $66,580 | $60,320 | $82,180 | 120 | $67,968 |
| 31 | NCNorth Carolina | $66,080 | $56,030 | $79,430 | 6,490 | $70,055 |
| 32 | GAGeorgia | $65,980 | $54,620 | $80,340 | 4,510 | $68,520 |
| 33 | PAPennsylvania | $65,870 | $57,860 | $78,830 | 5,320 | $67,509 |
| 34 | NHNew Hampshire | $65,640 | $55,680 | $80,160 | 420 | $63,015 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $65,420 | $58,700 | $79,230 | 800 | $70,945 |
| 36 | NENebraska | $65,000 | $51,880 | $79,540 | 570 | $72,140 |
| 37 | SDSouth Dakota | $64,940 | $53,480 | $78,410 | 200 | $73,307 |
| 38 | TXTexas | $64,810 | $50,560 | $80,370 | 18,230 | $66,775 |
| 39 | WVWest Virginia | $64,000 | $47,100 | $91,520 | 540 | $71,511 |
| 40 | IDIdaho | $63,570 | $56,680 | $83,600 | 1,000 | $66,570 |
| 41 | KSKansas | $63,150 | $56,290 | $78,720 | 840 | $70,114 |
| 42 | MOMissouri | $62,970 | $52,040 | $76,210 | 1,640 | $69,337 |
| 43 | INIndiana | $62,850 | $50,740 | $79,490 | 2,110 | $67,342 |
| 44 | WYWyoming | $61,870 | $42,970 | $79,140 | 370 | $66,749 |
| 45 | ALAlabama | $61,300 | $51,120 | $74,870 | 1,420 | $69,014 |
| 46 | KYKentucky | $60,200 | $46,410 | $79,550 | 1,380 | $66,771 |
| 47 | TNTennessee | $59,870 | $48,430 | $73,320 | 2,500 | $65,168 |
| 48 | OKOklahoma | $59,280 | $46,330 | $76,400 | 2,090 | $67,484 |
| 49 | SCSouth Carolina | $58,840 | $45,370 | $74,060 | 2,500 | $62,763 |
| 50 | ARArkansas | $52,700 | $46,280 | $66,560 | 800 | $60,619 |
| 51 | GUGuam | $51,710 | $42,760 | $68,800 | 40 | N/A |
| 52 | MSMississippi | $50,250 | $42,660 | $65,350 | 800 | $57,790 |
| 53 | PRPuerto Rico | $44,320 | $31,640 | $58,030 | 740 | N/A |
Method
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.
Questions
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.