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Average Construction And Building Inspectors Salary in Connecticut

Construction And Building Inspectors in Connecticut earn a median annual salary of $98,670, which is +32.1% compared to the national median. There are 1,430 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Connecticut (state).

$98,670
Connecticut median annual wage
$47/hour median
+32.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $74,690
1,430
Local employment
0.8 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.90
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$65,140
25th
$79,140
Median
$98,670
75th
$115,100
90th
$129,830

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Connecticut, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
103.6%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$95,232
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 146.5%
Rents: 117.0%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Alaska $102,410 Compare 270
California $101,290 Compare 13,420
Washington $96,140 Compare 3,090
Minnesota $88,670 Compare 1,390
District of Columbia $86,200 Compare 370
Oregon $84,510 Compare 1,780

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Connecticut

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Cardiologists $488,940 1.70
Anesthesiologists $481,820 N/A
Orthodontists $478,680 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $418,940 1.30
Psychiatrists $326,670 1.85
Neurologists $320,680 1.02
Chief Executives $295,120 0.74
Nurse Anesthetists $236,960 0.86

Connecticut has salary data for 688 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Cardiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Construction And Building Inspectors in Connecticut

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Construction And Building Inspectors are projected to change by -0.8% from 2024 to 2034, with 14,800 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.