The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction and building inspectors in Louisville-Jefferson County is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $85,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,950.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of construction and building inspectors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $59,370 | 20.77% | 23.63% |
| 2021 | $47,040 | -27.93% | - |
| 2020 | $60,180 | 2.73% | - |
| 2019 | $58,540 | -1.38% | - |
| 2018 | $59,350 | 7.89% | - |
| 2017 | $54,670 | 9.26% | - |
| 2016 | $49,610 | 2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $48,170 | 4.71% | - |
| 2014 | $45,900 | 0.98% | - |
| 2013 | $45,450 | 0.24% | - |
| 2012 | $45,340 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $59,370, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for construction and building inspectors in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Elizabethtown (median annual salary of $63,670). Compared with Elizabethtown, the median annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Louisville-Jefferson County is 6.8 percent (6.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elizabethtown | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |