SOC 47-4011 · Construction and Extraction Occupations · May 2025

How much do Construction and Building Inspectors make in Walla Walla, WA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction and Building Inspectors in Walla Walla, WA is $96,100. The 10th percentile is $55,600 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. Employment is 40.

Median annual wage

$96,100

10th percentile
$55,600
25th percentile
$73,640
Median
$96,100
75th percentile
$106,330
90th percentile
$115,210
Mean
$89,720

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Two cooks working in a commercial kitchen in 1930
Cooks in a Washington state kitchen, 1930. Seattle Municipal Archives. Photograph by Seattle Municipal Archives. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Percentile spread

For Construction and Building Inspectors, the published 10th percentile is $55,600 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. The difference is $59,610, which is 62.0% 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 $73,640 to the 75th at $106,330, covers $32,690.

The mean annual wage is $89,720, which sits below the median of $96,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Walla Walla, WA median is 28.7% higher than the national median of $74,690 for Construction and Building Inspectors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $97,545, which is 30.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Washington median of $96,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Walla Walla, WA is 98.519, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $96,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction and Building Inspectors at $97,545 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Construction and Building Inspectors. Walla Walla, WA ranks 3rd of 9 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).).

  • Kennewick-Richland, WA is 38 miles away, with a median of $87,040 and employment of 130. That median is 9.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,971, against $97,545 here.
  • Yakima, WA is 109 miles away, with a median of $78,000 and employment of 80. That median is 18.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,637, against $97,545 here.
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID is 129 miles away, with a median of $67,270 and employment of 100. That median is 30% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,438, against $97,545 here.

Employment share

Construction and Building Inspectors accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Walla Walla, WA (40 of 25,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (146,720 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.64 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Walla Walla, WA · Construction and Building Inspectors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Construction and Building Inspectors make in Walla Walla, WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction and Building Inspectors in Walla Walla, WA is $96,100. The 10th percentile is $55,600 and the 90th percentile is $115,210. Employment is 40.

How does that compare with the national median for Construction and Building Inspectors?

The local median is 28.7% higher than the national median of $74,690.

What is Construction and Building Inspectors pay in Walla Walla, WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Walla Walla, WA is 98.519, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $96,100 is $97,545. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Walla Walla, WA compare with nearby metros for Construction and Building Inspectors?

Kennewick-Richland, WA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $87,040. Walla Walla, WA ranks 3rd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.