Average Construction And Building Inspectors Salary in Minnesota

Construction And Building Inspectors in Minnesota earn a median annual salary of $83,890, which is +16.3% compared to the national median. There are 1,300 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Minnesota (state).

$83,890

Minnesota median annual wage

$40/hour median

+16.3%

Difference vs national median

National median is $72,120

1,300

Local employment

0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers

0.50

Location quotient

Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th: $62,900
25th: $74,580
Median: $83,890
75th: $99,640
90th: $108,680

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 Minnesota, 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

98.6%

Exact state RPP match

Median wage adjusted to the national price level

$85,063

Goods: 100.5%
Services: 90.8%
Rents: 91.3%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State	Median annual wage	Compare	Employment
California	$101,160	Compare	14,010
Alaska	$94,030	Compare	270
District of Columbia	$91,630	Compare	300
Washington	$89,360	Compare	2,960
Connecticut	$87,290	Compare	990
Oregon	$82,220	Compare	1,670

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 Minnesota

Occupation	Median annual wage	LQ
Podiatrists	$224,280	0.83
Physicists	$222,550	0.15
Pediatricians, General	$212,380	1.10
Dentists, General	$209,820	1.16
Chief Executives	$194,160	1.67
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers	$184,560	N/A
Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$182,790	0.97
Air Traffic Controllers	$176,030	1.49

Minnesota has salary data for 731 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Podiatrists.

Historical series

Trend for Construction And Building Inspectors in Minnesota

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.