Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in California

Find out how your pay in California:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in California vs. surrounding states

California:Avg Hourly: $44.00Avg Yearly: $91,510# Employed: 9,900

Blue areas make more money than California.

Red areas make less money than California.

California pays more than all surrounding states.

Salary for workers in California relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
California$91,510.00/yr$44.00/hr
Nevada$12,810 less/yr$6.16 less/hr
Oregon$18,450 less/yr$8.87 less/hr
Hawaii$19,830 less/yr$9.54 less/hr
Arizona$29,090 less/yr$13.99 less/hr

How salary for workers in California ranks in the US

CaliforniaHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than South CarolinaThe highest paying in the US.

The average pay for workers in California is $91,510 per year, or $44 per hour.

California pays workers $42,390 (86.3%) more per year than South Carolina, the lowest paid state ($49,120) in the US.

California is the highest paid state in the US for workers.


Data from the May 2020 Occupational Employment and Wages Statistics program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

February 1, 2022

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