Construction and Building Inspectors pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$72,420avg. a year
$34.82 an hour · 5,450 employed
Construction and Building Inspectors in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $72,420 a year. That is $2,610 (4%) more than the Texas average of $69,810. The U.S. average is $77,730.
$69,020Median pay
$34.82Average hourly
+4%vs. Texas average
5,450Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for construction and building inspectors in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 23.
11,430 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$75,550
$36.32 an hour
24,980 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$72,640
$34.92 an hour
3110 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$70,620
$33.95 an hour
4280 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$69,110
$33.23 an hour
5270 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$68,030
$32.71 an hour
61,450 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$67,950
$32.67 an hour
7220 jobs
Midland, TX
$67,410
$32.41 an hour
8200 jobs
Tyler, TX
$67,140
$32.28 an hour
990 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$66,130
$31.79 an hour
10140 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$65,950
$31.71 an hour
11160 jobs
Longview, TX
$65,720
$31.60 an hour
1250 jobs
Sherman-Denison, TX
$65,680
$31.58 an hour
1360 jobs
Abilene, TX
$60,060
$28.87 an hour
14140 jobs
Waco, TX
$59,390
$28.55 an hour
15310 jobs
El Paso, TX
$58,660
$28.20 an hour
1640 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$57,990
$27.88 an hour
1750 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$57,130
$27.47 an hour
18150 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$56,570
$27.20 an hour
19190 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$56,420
$27.13 an hour
2040 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$56,350
$27.09 an hour
21230 jobs
Odessa, TX
$54,460
$26.18 an hour
2290 jobs
Laredo, TX
$54,220
$26.07 an hour
23110 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$53,150
$25.56 an hour
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How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Construction Laborers | $43,780 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | $77,110 |
| Electricians | $59,960 |
| Carpenters | $50,240 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | $55,140 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | $62,260 |
Questions and answers
How much do construction and building inspectors make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $72,420 a year, and the median is $69,020. About 5,450 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $2,610 (4%) more than the Texas average of $69,810.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.43 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: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). 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.