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 | $25.10 | $35.62 | $45.69 |
| Yearly | $52,208 | $74,101 | $95,019 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $31.73 | $34.23 | $43.10 |
| Yearly | $65,990 | $71,202 | $89,637 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $22.78 | $26.88 | $32.72 |
| Yearly | $47,379 | $55,913 | $68,068 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $25.34 | $38.53 | $49.76 |
| Yearly | $52,714 | $80,140 | $103,485 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $31.50 | $40.14 | $40.14 |
| Yearly | $65,533 | $83,501 | $83,501 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $25.71 | $37.19 | $46.93 |
| Yearly | $53,468 | $77,352 | $97,631 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $27.01 | $37.48 | $45.69 |
| Yearly | $56,170 | $77,960 | $95,019 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $26.58 | $33.21 | $42.36 |
| Yearly | $55,293 | $69,082 | $88,091 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $22.78 | $27.76 | $30.26 |
| Yearly | $47,379 | $57,739 | $62,951 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $24.60 | $29.73 | $44.43 |
| Yearly | $51,168 | $61,831 | $92,397 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $25.36 | $36.07 | $45.23 |
| Yearly | $52,745 | $75,023 | $94,083 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $25.36 | $36.83 | $46.80 |
| Yearly | $52,745 | $76,617 | $97,355 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.25 | $34.52 | $39.49 |
| Yearly | $48,350 | $71,798 | $82,149 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $23.09 | $31.47 | $36.96 |
| Yearly | $48,011 | $65,458 | $76,880 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $22.78 | $28.96 | $37.13 |
| Yearly | $47,379 | $60,243 | $77,225 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $28.71 | $33.07 | $39.30 |
| Yearly | $59,712 | $68,768 | $81,740 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $23.25 | $33.12 | $40.58 |
| Yearly | $48,352 | $68,875 | $84,401 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $23.49 | $27.07 | $33.57 |
| Yearly | $48,874 | $56,291 | $69,841 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $28.70 | $37.79 | $50.21 |
| Yearly | $59,699 | $78,587 | $104,438 | |
| United States | Hourly | $25.67 | $32.55 | $41.60 |
| Yearly | $53,400 | $67,700 | $86,530 | |