City of Charlotte / Air Development / Construction Inspector
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
3 employees hold this title in Air Development. Median total compensation for the role is $77,522, below the department median of $112,344.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 1,760 people — is $75,570. Air Development pays a median base salary of $77,522 for this role, 3% above that figure — about the 57th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Construction and Building Inspectors across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Air Development’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 146,720 people — is $74,690. Air Development’s median base salary is 4% above that national figure, about the 54th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Air Development is $77,522, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Construction Inspector is held in 9 City of Charlotte departments. In Air Development, the median of $77,522 ranks #2 of 9.
Median total compensation for the Construction Inspector role in other City of Charlottedepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 9 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $74,412 ranks #6 of 9. See Construction Inspector across all of City of Charlotte →
Median total compensation for comparable Construction Inspector roles 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
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Construction Inspector/Air Development
Source-specific fields
Eric Starnes works as a Construction Inspector for Air Development within Avia. Their status is full-time. Eric earned $80,078 in 2026.
Construction Inspector/Air Development
Source-specific fields
Joseph Troutman is a Construction Inspector at Air Development within Avia. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,522.
Construction Inspector/Air Development
Source-specific fields
Jessi Woolard holds the role of Construction Inspector at Air Development within Avia. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,901.