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City of Las Vegas / Construction Inspector

Role across City of Las Vegas

Construction Inspector

Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.

19 people hold the Construction Inspector role across 5 departments in City of Las Vegas, with a median total compensation of $152,058. Among 9 jurisdictions where this role is reported, City of Las Vegas ranks #3 by median pay.

Employees
19
Median pay
$152,058
Departments
5
Cross-jurisdiction
#3 of 9

Compared with the local labor market

Construction Inspector pay vs. the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV area

Across all employers in the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV area, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectorsabout 1,370 people is $73,060. City of Las Vegas pays a median base salary of $81,247 for this role, 11% above that figureabout the 58th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where City of Las Vegas sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$52,360
$61,090
$73,060
$97,680
$103,720
City of Las Vegas median · $81,247

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 City of Las Vegas’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 Inspectorsabout 146,720 people is $74,690. City of Las Vegas’s median base salary is 9% above that national figure, about the 58th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$47,140
$58,860
$74,690
$94,710
$114,200
City of Las Vegas median · $81,247

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 City of Las Vegas is $152,058, 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 jurisdictions

Construction Inspector pay in other jurisdictions

Where Construction Inspectors are paid most

City of Los Angeles
$161,050 · 122
Los Angeles County
$143,547 · 17
City of San Jose
$113,786 · 10
City of Charlotte
$74,412 · 66
Missouri
$39,176 · 128
City of Albuquerque
$29,918 · 16

Median total compensation for comparable Construction Inspector roles in other jurisdictions (highest first). Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not by identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for this role.

Within City of Las Vegas

Departments with this role

Largest City of Las Vegas departments for this role

Departments in City of Las Vegas employing the most people in this role. Each bar links to that department’s page for the role.