Plumbing Inspector Salary in Illinois
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors
Median in Illinois
$78,340
$37.66/hr
10th percentile
$47,600
90th percentile
$119,650
Jobs (wage & salary)
2,560
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 Illinois was $78,340 in May 2025, $3,650 above the national median of $74,690.
The middle half earned between $59,660 (25th percentile) and $100,030 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 100, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $78,373.
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.