Occupation is in demand.
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 | |
||
| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $29.46 | $38.68 | $49.39 |
| Yearly | $61,276 | $80,462 | $102,740 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $29.92 | $36.22 | $43.81 |
| Yearly | $62,235 | $75,333 | $91,121 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $28.79 | $31.26 | $35.27 |
| Yearly | $59,887 | $65,035 | $73,360 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $32.17 | $46.09 | $55.32 |
| Yearly | $66,917 | $95,861 | $115,065 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $23.72 | $33.71 | $41.46 |
| Yearly | $49,330 | $70,119 | $86,250 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $29.85 | $39.37 | $49.03 |
| Yearly | $62,089 | $81,883 | $101,989 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $31.50 | $41.49 | $49.36 |
| Yearly | $65,523 | $86,298 | $102,663 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $30.23 | $32.93 | $37.50 |
| Yearly | $62,873 | $68,496 | $77,997 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $25.17 | $28.73 | $35.89 |
| Yearly | $52,370 | $59,755 | $74,650 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $26.69 | $29.34 | $39.02 |
| Yearly | $55,533 | $61,038 | $81,164 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $29.85 | $39.03 | $49.33 |
| Yearly | $62,092 | $81,192 | $102,599 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $32.17 | $39.92 | $50.10 |
| Yearly | $66,920 | $83,047 | $104,209 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $28.59 | $30.64 | $37.18 |
| Yearly | $59,484 | $63,722 | $77,334 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $26.53 | $30.82 | $40.44 |
| Yearly | $55,186 | $64,112 | $84,114 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $25.42 | $34.99 | $45.26 |
| Yearly | $52,884 | $72,792 | $94,156 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $26.05 | $32.44 | $46.84 |
| Yearly | $54,188 | $67,465 | $97,425 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $26.51 | $38.30 | $45.98 |
| Yearly | $55,143 | $79,658 | $95,641 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $29.74 | $35.71 | $39.29 |
| Yearly | $61,862 | $74,290 | $81,714 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $23.67 | $29.98 | $32.21 |
| Yearly | $49,243 | $62,355 | $66,996 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $26.08 | $30.55 | $43.67 |
| Yearly | $54,234 | $63,545 | $90,838 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $30.22 | $31.25 | $31.25 |
| Yearly | $62,852 | $65,016 | $65,016 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $32.37 | $40.18 | $49.80 |
| Yearly | $67,338 | $83,577 | $103,587 | |
| United States | Hourly | $28.30 | $35.91 | $45.54 |
| Yearly | $58,860 | $74,690 | $94,710 | |