Construction and Building Inspectors · SOC 47-4011

Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

Figures describe the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.

Median annual wage$63,300
Median hourly wage$30.43

Construction and Building Inspectors in the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $63,300 per year ($30.43 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $45,310 at the 10th percentile to $93,690 at the 90th. BLS estimates 60 people work in this occupation in the area.

Pay distribution

Half of Construction and Building Inspectors in the East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area earn more than $63,300 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $59,360 and $69,610.

Wage percentiles (BLS OEWS)
Wage10th25thMedian75th90th
Annual$45,310$59,360$63,300$69,610$93,690
Hourly$21.78$28.54$30.43$33.47$45.04

A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.

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How this area compares

  • East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
    $63,300 median for East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $59,360 to $69,610
  • $78,340 median for Illinois; middle half earns $59,660 to $100,030
  • $74,690 median for United States; middle half earns $58,860 to $94,710

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

The median here is −19% vs Illinois overall and −15% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.

Compare with other areas

Other metro areas in Illinois

Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for construction and building inspectors, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.

  • East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan areathis page
    $63,300 median for East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $59,360 to $69,610
  • $82,640 median for Chicago metro area; middle half earns $62,040 to $105,130
  • $79,250 median for Bloomington metro area; middle half earns $61,120 to $98,290
  • $73,350 median for Champaign metro area; middle half earns $62,080 to $88,720
  • $72,330 median for Rockford metro area; middle half earns $60,230 to $78,430
  • $62,350 median for Peoria metro area; middle half earns $46,110 to $79,020
  • $56,610 median for Springfield metro area; middle half earns $47,940 to $65,230

Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.

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Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:

Highest-paying metro areas for construction and building inspectorss · Highest-paying occupations in East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area

About this estimate

These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.

Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.