Plumbing Inspector Salary (BLS 2025)
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · Broader BLS occupation: SOC 47-4011 Construction & Building Inspectors
BLS has no plumbing-inspector wage; this is all construction and building inspectors (SOC 47-4011).
Annual figures are BLS hourly wages × 2,080 hours; they cover wage-and-salary workers only and leave out overtime, shift differentials and sign-on or holiday bonuses.
How pay spreads across Construction and Building Inspectors
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $47,140 | $22.66 |
| 25th | $58,860 | $28.30 |
| 50th (median) | $74,690 | $35.91 |
| 75th | $94,710 | $45.53 |
| 90th | $114,200 | $54.90 |
SOC 47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors: 146,720 wage-and-salary jobs.
BLS Employment Projections 2025–35 (released Aug 27, 2026): employment projected to change 0% from 2025 to 2035 (all-occupation average 3.5%), about 14,800 openings a year.
Plumbing Inspector Salary by State
Median annual wage for SOC 47-4011 in each state and DC, BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026).
States are listed alphabetically; the statistic is the median throughout.
The price-adjusted column is our arithmetic using BEA 2024 Regional Price Parities, not a BLS figure.
| State | Median | 10th–90th | Jobs | Adj. for 2024 prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $61,300 | $46,010–$85,770 | 1,420 | $69,014 |
| Alaska | $102,410 | $73,550–$124,840 | 270 | $100,050 |
| Arizona | $73,440 | $55,310–$105,980 | 3,330 | $72,946 |
| Arkansas | $52,700 | $39,450–$81,340 | 800 | $60,619 |
| California | $101,290 | $56,220–$161,550 | 13,420 | $91,483 |
| Colorado | $79,950 | $54,290–$121,740 | 3,700 | $77,582 |
| Connecticut | $98,670 | $65,140–$129,830 | 1,430 | $95,232 |
| Delaware | $72,700 | $52,350–$95,690 | 570 | $72,840 |
| District of Columbia | $86,200 | $68,120–$131,810 | 370 | $78,434 |
| Florida | $68,170 | $45,460–$100,280 | 13,860 | $65,920 |
| Georgia | $65,980 | $46,070–$100,450 | 4,510 | $68,520 |
| Hawaii | $79,320 | $53,590–$99,600 | 710 | $72,141 |
| Idaho | $63,570 | $48,840–$102,000 | 1,000 | $66,570 |
| Illinois | $78,340 | $47,600–$119,650 | 2,560 | $78,373 |
| Indiana | $62,850 | $44,540–$94,350 | 2,110 | $67,342 |
| Iowa | $71,630 | $47,470–$90,380 | 1,140 | $81,618 |
| Kansas | $63,150 | $48,170–$91,420 | 840 | $70,114 |
| Kentucky | $60,200 | $37,140–$97,670 | 1,380 | $66,771 |
| Louisiana | $68,260 | $47,450–$95,400 | 1,440 | $77,386 |
| Maine | $74,670 | $48,340–$102,500 | 710 | $76,940 |
| Maryland | $76,640 | $53,610–$110,250 | 2,780 | $73,019 |
| Massachusetts | $83,200 | $50,330–$123,400 | 4,290 | $78,671 |
| Michigan | $71,040 | $47,100–$95,980 | 3,090 | $73,833 |
| Minnesota | $88,670 | $61,610–$112,420 | 1,390 | $89,910 |
| Mississippi | $50,250 | $35,600–$76,400 | 800 | $57,790 |
| Missouri | $62,970 | $46,980–$87,690 | 1,640 | $69,337 |
| Montana | $75,700 | $49,840–$100,850 | 290 | $79,983 |
| Nebraska | $65,000 | $45,910–$90,880 | 570 | $72,140 |
| Nevada | $75,290 | $55,510–$105,490 | 1,780 | $75,306 |
| New Hampshire | $65,640 | $45,070–$88,610 | 420 | $63,015 |
| New Jersey | $81,760 | $48,880–$126,400 | 5,950 | $75,144 |
| New Mexico | $65,420 | $48,350–$94,870 | 800 | $70,945 |
| New York | $79,460 | $51,540–$134,430 | 11,160 | $73,628 |
| North Carolina | $66,080 | $46,840–$95,220 | 6,490 | $70,055 |
| North Dakota | $78,570 | $55,150–$100,390 | 180 | $88,322 |
| Ohio | $74,490 | $50,440–$100,290 | 3,490 | $80,292 |
| Oklahoma | $59,280 | $41,410–$94,850 | 2,090 | $67,484 |
| Oregon | $84,510 | $60,970–$115,910 | 1,780 | $81,762 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,870 | $48,610–$93,790 | 5,320 | $67,509 |
| Rhode Island | $77,420 | $57,950–$110,940 | 270 | $75,694 |
| South Carolina | $58,840 | $36,140–$84,860 | 2,500 | $62,763 |
| South Dakota | $64,940 | $47,670–$89,050 | 200 | $73,307 |
| Tennessee | $59,870 | $38,670–$84,600 | 2,500 | $65,168 |
| Texas | $64,810 | $43,220–$105,160 | 18,230 | $66,775 |
| Utah | $74,130 | $48,690–$99,630 | 1,240 | $74,982 |
| Vermont | $66,580 | $49,350–$92,110 | 120 | $67,968 |
| Virginia | $75,660 | $50,090–$104,480 | 6,550 | $74,834 |
| Washington | $96,140 | $63,840–$121,700 | 3,090 | $89,840 |
| West Virginia | $64,000 | $34,090–$92,930 | 540 | $71,511 |
| Wisconsin | $75,610 | $47,290–$101,240 | 1,270 | $80,355 |
| Wyoming | $61,870 | $35,920–$93,470 | 370 | $66,749 |