Plumbing Inspector Salary in Tennessee
BLS OEWS May 2025 (released May 15, 2026) · SOC 47-4011 Construction and Building Inspectors
Median in Tennessee
$59,870
$28.79/hr
10th percentile
$38,670
90th percentile
$84,600
Jobs (wage & salary)
2,500
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 Tennessee was $59,870 in May 2025, $14,820 below the national median of $74,690.
The middle half earned between $48,430 (25th percentile) and $73,320 (75th percentile).
Adjusted for 2024 price levels (BEA Regional Price Parity 91.9, U.S. = 100), that median is worth about $65,168.
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.