How much do Construction and Building Inspectors make in Greensboro-High Point, NC?

Percentile spread

For Construction and Building Inspectors, the published 10th percentile is $49,560 and the 90th percentile is $82,790. The difference is $33,230, which is 52.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $60,320 to the 75th at $77,680, covers $17,360.

The mean annual wage is $67,970, which sits above the median of $63,560. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Greensboro-High Point, NC median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $74,690 for Construction and Building Inspectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,443, which is 8.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.8% lower than the North Carolina median of $66,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Greensboro-High Point, NC is 92.865, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $63,560 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction and Building Inspectors at $68,443 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

30 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction and Building Inspectors. Greensboro-High Point, NC ranks 14th of 31 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Burlington, NC is 22 miles away, with a median of $62,760 and employment of 50. That median is 1.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,342, against $68,443 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 31 miles away, with a median of $58,490 and employment of 210. That median is 8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,546, against $68,443 here.
• Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $73,590 and employment of 310. That median is 15.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,421, against $68,443 here.

Employment share

Construction and Building Inspectors accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Greensboro-High Point, NC (470 of 365,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (146,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.36 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.