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.

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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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Michael Malacaro

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$59,384

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $43,556
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,827
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $59,384

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 175918

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Michael Malacaro serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $59,384.

Daniel Purcell Jr

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$58,452

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $39,018
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,434
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $58,452

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 175919

Daniel Purcell Jr works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. Daniel earned $58,452 in 2026.

David Danieu

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$56,950

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $41,574
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,376
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,950

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 166341

David Danieu is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $56,950.

Michael Zgoda

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$56,897

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $41,360
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $15,537
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,897

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 176293

Michael Zgoda works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. Michael earned $56,897 in 2026.

Daniel Clark

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$56,290

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $42,416
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $13,874
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $56,290

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 176295

Daniel Clark is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $56,290.

Steven Rohauer

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$55,963

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $38,842
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $17,120
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,963

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 176296

Steven Rohauer is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $55,963.