City of Albuquerque / Md-Municipal Development / Construction Inspector III

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Construction Inspector III

Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.

6 employees hold this title in Md-Municipal Development. Median total compensation for the role is $30,610, above the department median of $30,422.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $180.1K
Role median: $30,610
Agency median: $30,422
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Construction Inspector III pay vs. the Albuquerque, NM area

Across all employers in the Albuquerque, NM area, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 310 people — is $63,190. Md-Municipal Development pays a median base salary of $29,516 for this role, 53% below that figure — below the 10th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Md-Municipal Development sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$46,420

$57,780

$63,190

$77,230

$97,160

Md-Municipal Development median · $29,516

The bar is the range of annual wages for Construction and Building Inspectors across every employer in the Albuquerque, NM area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Md-Municipal Development’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 146,720 people — is $74,690. Md-Municipal Development’s median base salary is 60% below that national figure, below the 10th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$47,140

$58,860

$74,690

$94,710

$114,200

Md-Municipal Development median · $29,516

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Albuquerque, NM range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 11 of 12 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Md-Municipal Development is $29,318, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across City of Albuquerque

Construction Inspector III is held in 3 City of Albuquerque departments. In Md-Municipal Development, the median of $30,610 ranks #2 of 3.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Pr-Parks and Recreation

$30,920 · 1

Pl-Planning Department

$30,320 · 3

Median total compensation for the Construction Inspector III role in other City of Albuquerquedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Construction Inspector beyond City of Albuquerque

This role is reported in 9 jurisdictions. In City of Albuquerque, the median of $29,918 ranks #9 of 9. See Construction Inspector across all of City of Albuquerque →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,729 · 69

$161,050 · 122

$152,058 · 19

$143,547 · 17

$113,786 · 10

$74,412 · 66

New York Public Authorities

$72,685 · 7

Missouri

$39,176 · 128

Median total compensation for comparable Construction Inspector roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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