Compared with the local labor market
Public Works Inspector 1 pay vs. the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area
Across all employers in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 630 people — is $76,440. Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D pays a median base salary of $76,339 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 50th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D sits in the local pay range
$48,930
$61,560
$76,440
$79,550
$96,900
Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D median · $76,339
The bar is the range of annual wages for Construction and Building Inspectors across every employer in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D’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. Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D’s median base salary is 2% above that national figure, about the 52nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$47,140
$58,860
$74,690
$94,710
$114,200
Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D median · $76,339
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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D is $76,339, 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
This role across City of Cincinnati
Public Works Inspector 1 is held in 2 City of Cincinnati departments. In Division of Transportation Planning & Urb D, the median of $73,106 ranks #2 of 2.
Highest-paying departments for this role
Median total compensation for the Public Works Inspector 1 role in other City of Cincinnatidepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
Public Works Inspector beyond City of Cincinnati
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Cincinnati, the median of $79,956 ranks #1 of 4. See Public Works Inspector across all of City of Cincinnati →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Public Works 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.