Louisville Metro, Kentucky / Public Works / Public Works Inspector III
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
2 employees hold this title in Public Works. Median total compensation for the role is $49,272, above the department median of $47,878.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, the median wage for Construction and Building Inspectors — about 380 people — is $63,600. Public Works pays a median base salary of $41,888 for this role, 34% below that figure — about the 16th 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Works’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. Public Works’s median base salary is 44% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 11 of 17 people in this role paid at least $25,000 in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Public Works is $41,740, 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
Public Works Inspector III is held in 2 Louisville Metro, Kentucky departments. In Public Works, the median of $49,272 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Public Works Inspector III role in other Louisville Metro, Kentuckydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Louisville Metro, Kentucky, the median of $28,509 ranks #4 of 4. See Public Works Inspector across all of Louisville Metro, Kentucky →
Median total compensation for comparable Public Works 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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William Robinson holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Public Works. In 2021, their total compensation was $59,532.
Public Works Inspector III/Public Works
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Archie Smith holds the role of Public Works Inspector III at Public Works. In 2021, their total compensation was $39,013.