Construction and extraction occupations · SOC 47-4011 · Indiana

Construction and building inspectors in Indiana

Construction and building inspectors in Indiana earned a median of $62,850 a year in May 2025, below the $74,690 national median for the occupation. Indiana employs 2,110 of them, 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the state. Most people entering the occupation nationally do so with a high school diploma or equivalent.

Data snapshot: August 21, 2026

Median annual pay in Indiana

$62,850

Below the $74,690 national median for this occupation

Median hourly pay in Indiana

$30.21

Published separately by BLS, not calculated from the annual figure.

Middle half earn between

$50,740 – $79,490

The 25th to 75th percentile of everyone in the occupation in this state

Employed in Indiana

2,110

0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the state

Concentration vs national

0.70×

less concentrated here than nationally

Pay rank

#43 of 51

Among the states and DC that released an estimate for this occupation

Typical entry education (U.S.)

High school diploma or equivalent

What construction and building inspectors actually earn in Indiana

The full published wage distribution, not one averaged figure. Pay inside a single occupation varies more by experience, employer and setting than most salary pages admit.

10th percentile: $44,540
25th percentile: $50,740
Median: $62,850
75th percentile: $79,490
90th percentile: $94,350

How Indiana compares

Against the rest of the country. $62,850 in Indiana against $74,690 nationally for the same occupation, which puts Indiana 43rd of the 51 jurisdictions that released an estimate. Neither figure is adjusted for cost of living, so a higher median does not by itself mean more money left over.
Against other work in Indiana. $62,850 against $47,860, the median across every occupation in the state — 31% above it.
How much of this work is here. The occupation is less concentrated here than nationally (0.70× the national share of employment), 36th of 51 for concentration. Concentration describes where the work is, not how easy it is to be hired.

Where construction and building inspectors are paid most

The highest published medians for this occupation. Before reading it as a place to move, note that these are not cost-of-living adjusted and that the states paying most are often the ones where everything costs most.

Alaska$102,410 California$101,290 Connecticut$98,670 Washington$96,140 Minnesota$88,670 District of Columbia$86,200 Oregon$84,510 Massachusetts$83,200

How people get into this work

What the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports as typical for entry nationally. Typical is a measurement of the people already doing the work, not a rule: some enter with less and some with more.

Typical entry education

High school diploma or equivalent

Work experience needed

5 years or more

On-the-job training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Indiana licensing is not in these figures.

Many occupations, including most of health care, teaching, law, accountancy and the skilled trades, require a state licence, certification or registration before you can work. Indiana sets its own, and none of it is part of the federal dataset above, so CampusPin cannot tell you whether this occupation is licensed here. Check the Indiana licensing board before committing to a route, because where an occupation is licensed that requirement, not the typical credential, is the real gate.

Colleges in Indiana

Pay is one half of the decision. What it costs to get qualified is the other, and it is the half that varies most between two colleges in the same state.

Colleges in Indiana What Indiana colleges cost by family income National outlook for construction and building inspectors

Source & methodology

State wage and employment figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release. National median pay, projections and typical entry education are from the BLS Employment Projections programme (2024 wages). Both are public domain; credit BLS.

Wages are May 2025 estimates from the federal Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, which asks employers what they pay everyone currently working in the occupation — experienced and new alike. They are not starting salaries, not the earnings of recent graduates, and not adjusted for cost of living, which matters when comparing one state against another. Self-employed workers are not surveyed.

Suggested citation

CampusPin. (2026). Construction and building inspectors in Indiana, pay and employment. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/careers/construction-and-building-inspectors/in/indiana

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