Construction and Building Inspectors pay in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
$76,360avg. a year
$36.71 an hour · 4,380 employed
Construction and Building Inspectors in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn an average of $76,360 a year. That is $5,010 (7%) more than the Florida average of $71,350. The U.S. average is $77,730.
$76,610Median pay
$36.71Average hourly
+7%vs. Florida average
4,380Jobs in this metro
Other Florida metro areas
Average pay for construction and building inspectors in other Florida metro areas. Swipe to see all 20.
11,750 jobs
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
$71,890
$34.56 an hour
2550 jobs
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
$71,250
$34.26 an hour
3220 jobs
Naples-Marco Island, FL
$70,910
$34.09 an hour
4210 jobs
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
$70,420
$33.86 an hour
51,820 jobs
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
$70,080
$33.69 an hour
6230 jobs
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
$70,060
$33.69 an hour
7450 jobs
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
$69,790
$33.55 an hour
8210 jobs
Port St. Lucie, FL
$68,940
$33.15 an hour
9920 jobs
Jacksonville, FL
$68,090
$32.73 an hour
10290 jobs
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
$67,940
$32.67 an hour
11100 jobs
Wildwood-The Villages, FL
$67,820
$32.61 an hour
12120 jobs
Punta Gorda, FL
$67,630
$32.52 an hour
1380 jobs
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL
$67,600
$32.50 an hour
14480 jobs
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
$66,890
$32.16 an hour
15190 jobs
Gainesville, FL
$66,740
$32.09 an hour
16220 jobs
Tallahassee, FL
$65,390
$31.44 an hour
17340 jobs
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
$63,770
$30.66 an hour
18250 jobs
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
$63,710
$30.63 an hour
1940 jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL
$61,130
$29.39 an hour
20160 jobs
Ocala, FL
$57,910
$27.84 an hour
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How Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach compares
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Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | $46,120 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $82,560 |
| Electricians | $59,930 |
| Carpenters | $54,030 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $54,900 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | $44,170 |
Questions and answers
How much do construction and building inspectors make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
The average is $76,360 a year, and the median is $76,610. About 4,380 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Florida average?
That is $5,010 (7%) more than the Florida average of $71,350.
Is this job common in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach?
It makes up 1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.65 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 47-4011. Metro area: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 33100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.