Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in Kentucky

Find out how your pay in Kentucky:

  • Compares to surrounding states
  • Ranks in the US

Then click on other states to see how they compare.


Salary for Workers in Kentucky vs. surrounding states

Kentucky:Avg Hourly: $25.94Avg Yearly: $53,960# Employed: 660

Blue areas make more money than Kentucky.

Red areas make less money than Kentucky.

Kentucky pays less than most surrounding states.

Salary for workers in Kentucky relative to surrounding states.
Area Annual Avg. Pay Hourly Avg. Pay
Illinois$20,330 more/yr$9.77 more/hr
Ohio$9,780 more/yr$4.70 more/hr
Virginia$9,250 more/yr$4.45 more/hr
Missouri$6,910 more/yr$3.33 more/hr
North Carolina$6,260 more/yr$3.01 more/hr
West Virginia$2,490 more/yr$1.20 more/hr
Tennessee$950 more/yr$0.46 more/hr
Kentucky$53,960.00/yr$25.94/hr
Indiana$1,660 less/yr$0.80 less/hr
Arkansas$3,800 less/yr$1.82 less/hr

How salary for workers in Kentucky ranks in the US

KentuckyHIGHEST PAYING STATELOWEST PAYING STATEIN THE NATIONFORWorkersmore than South Carolinaless than California

The average pay for workers in Kentucky is $53,960 per year, or $25.94 per hour.

Kentucky pays workers $4,840 (9.9%) more per year than South Carolina, the lowest paid state ($49,120) in the US.

Kentucky pays workers $37,550 (41%) less per year than California, the highest paid state ($91,510) in the US.


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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