Wages vary by employer and area of the country. In general, wages are higher in large urban areas.
Most full-time construction and building inspectors receive benefits. Typical benefits include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Construction and building inspectors (SOC 47-4011)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $25.63 | $35.18 | $44.03 |
| Yearly | $53,321 | $73,177 | $91,589 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $23.96 | $30.61 | $41.70 |
| Yearly | $49,846 | $63,671 | $86,739 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $24.91 | $29.19 | $37.17 |
| Yearly | $51,812 | $60,711 | $77,318 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $27.86 | $39.32 | $50.12 |
| Yearly | $57,956 | $81,786 | $104,247 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $30.13 | $36.26 | $40.98 |
| Yearly | $62,671 | $75,421 | $85,226 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $24.86 | $29.91 | $43.02 |
| Yearly | $51,709 | $62,209 | $89,477 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $27.54 | $35.23 | $45.06 |
| Yearly | $57,285 | $73,290 | $93,709 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $26.84 | $29.28 | $35.50 |
| Yearly | $55,839 | $60,897 | $73,843 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $25.00 | $29.67 | $38.80 |
| Yearly | $52,011 | $61,728 | $80,704 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $24.51 | $30.75 | $39.60 |
| Yearly | $50,968 | $63,964 | $82,378 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $29.01 | $36.72 | $44.05 |
| Yearly | $60,347 | $76,383 | $91,625 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $25.43 | $29.15 | $36.63 |
| Yearly | $52,878 | $60,624 | $76,175 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.75 | $31.16 | $37.17 |
| Yearly | $47,313 | $64,819 | $77,319 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $24.79 | $32.44 | $37.92 |
| Yearly | $51,561 | $67,479 | $78,868 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $28.01 | $32.16 | $39.20 |
| Yearly | $58,261 | $66,908 | $81,537 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $27.14 | $31.85 | $38.00 |
| Yearly | $56,459 | $66,252 | $79,051 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $22.32 | $30.84 | $41.65 |
| Yearly | $46,419 | $64,148 | $86,631 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $23.61 | $24.73 | $32.66 |
| Yearly | $49,113 | $51,439 | $67,921 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $23.41 | $31.06 | $39.94 |
| Yearly | $48,695 | $64,605 | $83,085 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $24.46 | $28.47 | $35.99 |
| Yearly | $50,859 | $59,232 | $74,857 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $28.43 | $38.31 | $46.08 |
| Yearly | $59,134 | $79,684 | $95,850 | |
| United States | Hourly | $24.29 | $31.00 | $39.54 |
| Yearly | $50,520 | $64,480 | $82,240 | |