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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Justin Higgins

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$66,734

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $48,213
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $18,521
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $66,734

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 175371

Justin Higgins holds the role of Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $66,734.

Gerald Williams

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$65,738

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $37,163
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,576
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,738

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174226

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Gerald Williams serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,738.

Thomas Carter

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$65,247

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $48,715
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $16,533
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $65,247

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173086

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Thomas Carter serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $65,247.