Construction and Building Inspectors · SOC 47-4011
Construction and Building Inspectors Salary in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Construction and Building Inspectors in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $58,160 per year ($27.96 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $43,280 at the 10th percentile to $76,400 at the 90th. BLS estimates 70 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Construction and Building Inspectors in the West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $58,160 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $45,820 and $59,000.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $43,280 | $45,820 | $58,160 | $59,000 | $76,400 |
| Hourly | $20.81 | $22.03 | $27.96 | $28.37 | $36.73 |
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.
How this area compares
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$58,160 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $45,820 to $59,000
- Kentuckystate$60,200 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $46,410 to $79,550
- United Statesnational$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 −3% vs Kentucky overall and −22% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Kentucky
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.
- West Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$58,160 median for West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $45,820 to $59,000
- $78,360 median for Paducah metro area; middle half earns $59,000 to $89,900
- $77,580 median for Elizabethtown metro area; middle half earns $65,050 to $86,260
- $69,050 median for Owensboro metro area; middle half earns $56,570 to $78,160
- $63,600 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $48,830 to $91,230
- $53,630 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $38,740 to $85,670
- $45,740 median for Bowling Green metro area; middle half earns $36,590 to $59,580
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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 West Kentucky 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.