City of Las Vegas / Community Development Department, Inspections / Construction Inspector
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
5 employees hold this title in Community Development Department, Inspections. Median total compensation for the role is $214,343, above the department median of $150,120.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV area, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 1,370 people — is $73,060. Community Development Department, Inspections pays a median base salary of $95,315 for this role, 30% above that figure — about the 73rd 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Community Development Department, Inspections’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. Community Development Department, Inspections’s median base salary is 28% above that national figure, about the 75th 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 Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Community Development Department, Inspections is $214,343, 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 5 City of Las Vegas departments. In Community Development Department, Inspections, the median of $214,343 ranks #1 of 5.
Median total compensation for the Construction Inspector role in other City of Las Vegasdepartments (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 Las Vegas, the median of $152,058 ranks #3 of 9. See Construction Inspector across all of City of Las Vegas →
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.
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Record list
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Construction Inspector/Community Development Department, Inspections
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Martin Hansen holds the role of Construction Inspector at Community Development Department, Inspections within Cea. In 2025, their total compensation was $228,057.
Construction Inspector/Community Development Department, Inspections
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Paul Burkin holds the role of Construction Inspector at Community Development Department, Inspections within Cea. In 2025, their total compensation was $221,471.
Construction Inspector/Community Development Department, Inspections
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At Community Development Department, Inspections, Hayley Taylor serves as a Construction Inspector within Cea. Their 2025 pay totaled $214,343.
Construction Inspector/Community Development Department, Inspections
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Adam Anderson works as a Construction Inspector for Community Development Department, Inspections within Cea. Adam earned $157,685 in 2025.
Construction Inspector/Community Development Department, Inspections
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Bill Scott works as a Construction Inspector for Community Development Department, Inspections within Cea. Bill earned $152,058 in 2025.