Construction and Building Inspectors
United States. Estimated employment 146,720, with pages for 6 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 47-4011
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$74,690 · 50th
$47,14010th
$58,86025th
$74,69050th
$94,71075th
$114,20090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Construction and Building Inspectors page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $90,800 | 10,340 |
| Rochester, NY | $77,340 | 690 |
| Buffalo, NY | $77,040 | 590 |
| Syracuse, NY | $75,610 | 350 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $72,690 | 350 |
| Albany, NY | $69,450 | 560 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 146,720 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 47-4011, Construction and Building Inspectors. Mapped to our taxonomy as construction-and-building-inspectors.
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