The annual salary statistics of construction and building inspectors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of construction and building inspectors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $39,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,430 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for construction and building inspectors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,020.
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 | $64,530 | -18.80% | 13.28% |
| 2021 | $76,660 | 15.13% | - |
| 2020 | $65,060 | -2.49% | - |
| 2019 | $66,680 | 6.78% | - |
| 2018 | $62,160 | -0.31% | - |
| 2017 | $62,350 | 5.63% | - |
| 2016 | $58,840 | 0.83% | - |
| 2015 | $58,350 | -3.55% | - |
| 2014 | $60,420 | 2.95% | - |
| 2013 | $58,640 | 4.57% | - |
| 2012 | $55,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,530 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for construction and building inspectors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of construction and building inspectors in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 3.8 percent (3.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 41.5 percent (41.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.