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 | $25.53 | $36.15 | $48.40 |
| Yearly | $53,106 | $75,197 | $100,685 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $30.66 | $35.34 | $45.96 |
| Yearly | $63,769 | $73,503 | $95,597 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $24.10 | $30.24 | $31.05 |
| Yearly | $50,127 | $62,910 | $64,584 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.41 | $42.40 | $54.10 |
| Yearly | $63,256 | $88,202 | $112,536 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $30.35 | $37.64 | $40.52 |
| Yearly | $63,124 | $78,292 | $84,279 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $29.53 | $38.45 | $48.67 |
| Yearly | $61,420 | $79,967 | $101,235 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $30.44 | $40.49 | $48.40 |
| Yearly | $63,308 | $84,201 | $100,685 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $27.64 | $32.25 | $36.86 |
| Yearly | $57,483 | $67,082 | $76,673 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $24.60 | $30.00 | $33.43 |
| Yearly | $51,173 | $62,398 | $69,542 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $26.05 | $33.84 | $50.20 |
| Yearly | $54,183 | $70,386 | $104,429 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $29.15 | $36.40 | $47.96 |
| Yearly | $60,640 | $75,701 | $99,756 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $26.59 | $37.31 | $47.13 |
| Yearly | $55,312 | $77,586 | $98,023 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.84 | $30.04 | $38.51 |
| Yearly | $47,505 | $62,483 | $80,106 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $24.30 | $33.42 | $41.19 |
| Yearly | $50,551 | $69,516 | $85,671 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $25.94 | $30.05 | $38.38 |
| Yearly | $53,958 | $62,501 | $79,821 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $29.90 | $37.01 | $45.90 |
| Yearly | $62,206 | $76,974 | $95,479 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $25.36 | $34.88 | $39.14 |
| Yearly | $52,753 | $72,552 | $81,398 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $22.69 | $26.06 | $32.09 |
| Yearly | $47,183 | $54,221 | $66,745 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $24.23 | $30.42 | $30.54 |
| Yearly | $50,400 | $63,261 | $63,529 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $30.13 | $37.52 | $50.36 |
| Yearly | $62,673 | $78,054 | $104,742 | |
| United States | Hourly | $27.55 | $34.67 | $44.39 |
| Yearly | $57,300 | $72,120 | $92,330 | |