Plumbing Inspector Salary in California
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors
Median in California
$101,290
$48.70/hr
10th percentile
$56,220
90th percentile
$161,550
Jobs (wage & salary)
13,420
BLS has no plumbing-inspector wage; this is all construction and building inspectors (SOC 47-4011).
The median annual wage for construction and building inspectors in California was $101,290 in May 2025, $26,600 above the national median of $74,690.
The middle half earned between $76,160 (25th percentile) and $128,530 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 110.7, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $91,483.
This adjustment is our arithmetic, not a BLS figure.
BLS wages exclude overtime, shift differentials and sign-on or holiday bonuses, and cover wage-and-salary workers only.