Plumbing Inspector Salary in Iowa
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors
Median in Iowa
$71,630
$34.44/hr
10th percentile
$47,470
90th percentile
$90,380
Jobs (wage & salary)
1,140
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 Iowa was $71,630 in May 2025, $3,060 below the national median of $74,690.
The middle half earned between $60,720 (25th percentile) and $82,150 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 87.8, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $81,618.
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.