Plumbing Inspector Salary in District of Columbia
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors
Median in District of Columbia
$86,200
$41.44/hr
10th percentile
$68,120
90th percentile
$131,810
Jobs (wage & salary)
370
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 District of Columbia was $86,200 in May 2025, $11,510 above the national median of $74,690.
The middle half earned between $76,130 (25th percentile) and $109,920 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 109.9, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $78,434.
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.