Plumbing Inspector Salary in North Carolina
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors
Median in North Carolina
$66,080
$31.77/hr
10th percentile
$46,840
90th percentile
$95,220
Jobs (wage & salary)
6,490
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 North Carolina was $66,080 in May 2025, $8,610 below the national median of $74,690.
The middle half earned between $56,030 (25th percentile) and $79,430 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 94.3, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $70,055.
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.