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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Catherine Amdur

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$86,196

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $54,238
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $31,958
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $86,196

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173656

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Catherine Amdur serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $86,196.

Paul Clift

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$85,309

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $62,632
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $22,678
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $85,309

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 165282

Paul Clift holds the role of Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $85,309.

Richard Balisteri

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$84,429

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $58,429
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,000
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,429

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 6600

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Richard Balisteri serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $84,429.

Jack Kulhanek

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$84,355

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $57,597
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,758
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,355

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 172080

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Jack Kulhanek serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $84,355.

John Rossi

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$84,094

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $64,189
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $19,905
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $84,094

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 172598

John Rossi works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. John earned $84,094 in 2026.

Ronald Zimmerman

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$83,775

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $56,049
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,726
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,775

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174744

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Ronald Zimmerman serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,775.

Thomas Puglisi

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$83,582

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $60,153
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,429
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,582

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174529

Thomas Puglisi works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. Thomas earned $83,582 in 2026.

Erik Hoepfinger

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$83,489

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $60,355
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $23,134
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,489

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174027

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Erik Hoepfinger serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,489.

Michael Kelly

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$83,449

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $59,092
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,357
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $83,449

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173952

At Economic Development - Permit& Inspect, Michael Kelly serves as a Building Inspector within Public Safety. Their 2026 pay totaled $83,449.

Tracy Krug

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2025 total comp

$82,929

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $21,435
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $61,493
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,929

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 76660

Tracy Krug holds the role of Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. In 2025, their total compensation was $82,929.

Michael Beebe

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$82,712

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $58,216
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $24,496
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,712

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 175166

Michael Beebe is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $82,712.

Joseph Sacco

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$82,452

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $45,003
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $37,449
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,452

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 165697

Joseph Sacco holds the role of Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,452.

Angela White

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$82,402

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $53,667
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $28,735
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,402

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 168279

Angela White is a Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. 2026 total compensation came to $82,402.

Christopher Curtin

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$82,401

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $50,237
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $32,164
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,401

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 165280

Christopher Curtin works as a Building Inspector for Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. Christopher earned $82,401 in 2026.

Jeorge Dawkins

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$82,209

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $52,543
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $29,667
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,209

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174500

Jeorge Dawkins holds the role of Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,209.

Michael Dillon

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$82,086

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $55,830
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $26,257
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $82,086

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 173959

Michael Dillon holds the role of Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,086.

John Stephens

Building Inspector/Economic Development - Permit& Inspect

2026 total comp

$81,552

Sub-department: Public Safety
Base pay: $53,621
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $27,932
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $81,552

Source-specific fields

Employeeid: 174240

John Stephens holds the role of Building Inspector at Economic Development - Permit& Inspect within Public Safety. In 2026, their total compensation was $81,552.