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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Daniel Purcell

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$80,487

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $42,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $38,334
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $80,487

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 117700

Daniel Purcell is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $80,487.

Kevin Gould

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$78,915

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $30,319
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $48,596
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,915

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 54640

Kevin Gould is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $78,915.

Paul Banyi

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2025 total comp

$78,497

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $23,591
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $54,905
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,497

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 165713

Paul Banyi works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. Paul earned $78,497 in 2025.

Justin Kendall

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$77,121

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $50,362
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,759
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $77,121

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 175380

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Justin Kendall serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,121.