City of Buffalo / Economic Development - Permit& Inspect / Building Inspector

Job-title file

Building Inspector

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

48 employees hold this title in Economic Development - Permit& Inspect. Median total compensation for the role is $66,236, below the department median of $79,570.

Employees: 48
Total payroll: $2.8M
Role median: $66,236
Agency median: $79,570
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$85,363+

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How total compensation varies among the 48 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Buffalo

Building Inspector is held in 2 City of Buffalo departments. In Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, the median of $66,236 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Pub Wks, Pks & St - Blding Administrative

$90,480 · 1

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

Compare jurisdictions

Building Inspector beyond City of Buffalo

This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In City of Buffalo, the median of $65,493 ranks #8 of 10. See Building Inspector across all of City of Buffalo →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$207,687 · 54

City of Los Angeles

$159,105 · 42

City of Boston

$121,273 · 21

City of Miami

$118,149 · 5

City of Springfield, MA

$79,479 · 6

City of Salt Lake City

$79,180 · 41

City of Cincinnati

$69,017 · 77

City of Albuquerque

$37,602 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Building Inspectorroles 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.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Luis Soto

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2024 total comp

$4,194

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,194
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,194

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173703

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Luis Soto serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2024 pay totaled $4,194.

Philip Mazzone

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2024 total comp

$1,611

Sub-department: Fringe Benefits
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $78
Other pay: $1,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,611

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 92140

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Philip Mazzone serves as a Building Inspector within Fringe Benefits. Their 2024 pay totaled $1,611.

Jennifer Lewis

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2024 total comp

$415

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $11
Other pay: $403
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $415

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174527

Jennifer Lewis works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. Jennifer earned $415 in 2024.

Joseph Adam

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173948

Joseph Adam works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. Joseph earned $0 in 2025.

Monique Bates

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173802

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Monique Bates serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2025 pay totaled $0.

Jose Sanchez

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173655

Jose Sanchez is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2025 total compensation came to $0.

Sean Sullivan

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2025 total comp

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $0

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173201

Sean Sullivan is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2025 total compensation came to $0.