Construction and Building Inspectors Salary

It’s a stretch — at the median salary of $68K, rent takes 46.3% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $2,044/month. The 30% guideline puts the comfortable ceiling at roughly $1,300/month in rent — so roommates or a 1-bedroom would ease the math significantly.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new construction and building inspectors typically earn — is $48K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,893/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $68K locally vs. $75K nationally, a 9% difference.

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area pays $68K median vs. the U.S. average of $75K — that’s -9%.

The median is $68,210 a year, that works out to about $33 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $48,210, and experienced construction and building inspectors can clear $85,130. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $4,414/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $2,044/month, which eats 46.3% of your paycheck. That's above the 30% rule of thumb, housing will be a stretch at the median salary, though you can manage with roommates or a smaller place.

Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median construction and building inspectors salary is worth about $68,210 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.