What are the main factors that influence an Inspector II's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change An Inspector 's salary?

An Inspector 's salary grows with experience: a Product Inspector I (0-1 years)earns $43,617, a Inspector II (1-3 years)earns $48,753, a Product Inspector III (3-5 years)earns $57,458, a Product Inspector IV (5-7 years)earns $59,178, a Product Quality Supervisor (7+ years)earns $73,564,

What are the highest paying states for an Inspector II?

Inspector II salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Inspector II roles are District of Columbia $54,500, California $54,293, Massachusetts $53,570. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Inspector roles make?

Salaries for Inspector level roles vary by specialization: Aircraft Inspector II: $78,200; Flight Inspector II: $78,112; Workplace Safety Inspector II: $65,730; Quality Inspector II: $55,338; QC Inspector II: $53,310.

How do different companies affect an Inspector II's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Inspector II roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Inspector II Salary in the United States

How much does an Inspector II make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for an Inspector II in the United States is $49,223 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, an Inspector II's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,431
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,564 to $55,613
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,322

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Inspector II Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,613	$4,634	$1,069	$27
Average	$49,223	$4,102	$947	$24
25th Percentile	$44,564	$3,714	$857	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Inspector II Salaries

An Inspector II's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Inspector II Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Inspector II's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $43,617
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,753
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,458
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $59,178
Expert (over 8 years): $73,564

Levels	Salary
Product I... Level Inspector II	$43,617
Inspector... Level Inspector II	$48,753
Product I... Level Inspector II	$57,458
Product I... Level Inspector II	$59,178
Product Q... Level Inspector II	$73,564

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How Do Inspector II Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Inspector IIs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,500.
California: $54,293.
Massachusetts: $53,570.

District of Columbia $54,500

California $54,293

Massachusetts $53,570

Washington $53,373

New Jersey $53,353

Alaska $53,284

Connecticut $52,605

New York $52,329

Hawaii $51,448

Rhode Island $51,035

Maryland $50,754

Minnesota $50,370

Colorado $50,223

Illinois $50,173

Oregon $49,986

Delaware $49,848

New Hampshire $49,762

Virginia $49,568

Pennsylvania $49,002

Nevada $48,716

North Dakota $48,623

Michigan $48,475

Wisconsin $48,421

Vermont $48,313

Texas $48,012

Maine $47,993

Arizona $47,963

Ohio $47,929

Georgia $47,476

Indiana $47,249

Wyoming $47,205

Utah $47,136

Iowa $47,107

Kansas $46,870

Louisiana $46,802

North Carolina $46,777

Missouri $46,767

Florida $46,575

Montana $46,472

Nebraska $46,373

Kentucky $46,319

South Carolina $46,122

Tennessee $45,999

Idaho $45,950

New Mexico $45,591

Oklahoma $45,512

Alabama $45,221

South Dakota $44,734

Arkansas $44,468

West Virginia $44,326

Mississippi $43,897

Top Paying Cities for Inspector IIs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $62,085
San Francisco: $61,406
Oakland: $60,111

San Jose, CA $62,085

San Francisco, CA $61,406

Oakland, CA $60,111

New York, NY $56,675

Paramus, NJ $55,986

Queens Village, NY $55,984

Passaic, NJ $55,937

Bergenfield, NJ $55,932

Stamford, CT $55,824

Huntington, NY $55,804

Newark, NJ $55,440

Bridgeport, CT $55,336

Vallejo, CA $55,238

New Brunswick, NJ $55,219

Petaluma, CA $55,189

Middlesex, NJ $55,096

Somerset, NJ $55,061

Santa Cruz, CA $54,997

Boston, MA $54,697

Monterey, CA $54,524

Seattle, WA $54,411

Santa Rosa, CA $54,402

Los Angeles, CA $54,387

Juneau, AK $54,259

Washington, DC $54,205

Orange, CA $54,029

Santa Ana, CA $53,900

Long Beach, CA $53,850

Anaheim, CA $53,840

Anchorage, AK $53,816

Santa Maria, CA $53,668

Everett, WA $53,658

Danbury, CT $53,485

Bremerton, WA $53,417

Tacoma, WA $53,240

New Suffolk, NY $53,239

Sacramento, CA $53,225

Santa Barbara, CA $53,171

Trenton, NJ $53,117

San Diego, CA $53,117

Brockton, MA $53,063

Fairbanks, AK $52,942

Lompoc, CA $52,817

Lowell, MA $52,777

Ventura, CA $52,767

Nashua, NH $52,758

Stockton, CA $52,753

Modesto, CA $52,393

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,285

Olympia, WA $52,191

Kennewick, WA $52,191

New Haven, CT $52,172

Lawrence, MA $51,995

Hartford, CT $51,945

Riverside, CA $51,936

New Bedford, MA $51,886

Richland, WA $51,886

Bakersfield, CA $51,817

San Bernardino, CA $51,798

New Britain, CT $51,793

Atlantic City, NJ $51,793

New London, CT $51,773

Norwich, CT $51,758

Portsmouth, NH $51,748

Boulder, CO $51,644

Portland, OR $51,576

Worcester, MA $51,571

Minneapolis, MN $51,419

Philadelphia, PA $51,350

Honolulu, HI $51,187

Saint Paul, MN $51,164

Vineland, NJ $51,153

Providence, RI $51,010

Chicago, IL $50,867

Bellingham, WA $50,808

Springfield, MA $50,769

Baltimore, MD $50,754

Chico, CA $50,631

Pittsfield, MA $50,498

Manchester, NH $50,405

Spokane, WA $50,188

Denver, CO $50,183

Albany, NY $49,952

Troy, NY $49,932

Nassau, NY $49,879

Schenectady, NY $49,829

Wilmington, DE $49,789

Burlington, VT $49,720

Salem, OR $49,701

Portland, ME $49,548

Yakima, WA $49,499

Rochester, MN $49,346

Reno, NV $49,322

Fresno, CA $49,322

Milwaukee, WI $49,277

Detroit, MI $49,228

Ann Arbor, MI $49,220

Allentown, PA $49,213

Colorado Springs, CO $49,130

Syracuse, NY $49,105

Carson City, NV $49,105

Houston, TX $49,036

Eugene, OR $49,012

Gary, IN $48,953

Springfield, OR $48,913

Bismarck, ND $48,903

Galveston, TX $48,869

Medford, OR $48,795

Fort Collins, CO $48,775

Concord, NH $48,751

Austin, TX $48,736

Mesa, AZ $48,633

Reading, PA $48,628

Phoenix, AZ $48,623

Dallas, TX $48,608

Saint Cloud, MN $48,561

Madison, WI $48,495

Utica, NY $48,362

Rochester, NY $48,283

Des Moines, IA $48,278

Raleigh, NC $48,273

Atlanta, GA $48,199

Battle Creek, MI $48,185

Salt Lake City, UT $48,170

Lancaster, PA $48,096

Harrisburg, PA $48,027

Kansas City, MO $47,978

Champaign, IL $47,968

Kansas City, KS $47,968

Fort Worth, TX $47,963

Columbus, OH $47,955

Boca Raton, FL $47,943

Pittsburgh, PA $47,924

Richmond, VA $47,904

Indianapolis, IN $47,894

Cleveland, OH $47,889

Las Vegas, NV $47,830

Cincinnati, OH $47,830

Petersburg, VA $47,756

Huntsville, AL $47,683

Lansing, MI $47,650

Lebanon, PA $47,643

Pueblo, CO $47,638

Appleton, WI $47,624

Buffalo, NY $47,604

Dayton, OH $47,589

Racine, WI $47,579

Charlotte, NC $47,574

Saint Louis, MO $47,560

York, PA $47,530

Elkhart, IN $47,530

Gastonia, NC $47,521

Billings, MT $47,509

Beaumont, TX $47,496

Lorain, OH $47,486

Benton Harbor, MI $47,476

Toledo, OH $47,466

Binghamton, NY $47,441

Rock Hill, SC $47,436

Rockford, IL $47,412

Springfield, IL $47,392

Elyria, OH $47,387

Fargo, ND $47,387

Flagstaff, AZ $47,353

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,323

Duluth, MN $47,294

Miami, FL $47,294

Cheyenne, WY $47,259

Grand Forks, ND $47,259

Bangor, ME $47,151

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,097

Durham, NC $47,076

Louisville, KY $47,072

Grand Rapids, MI $47,062

Hialeah, FL $47,057

Casper, WY $46,989

Scranton, PA $46,929

New Orleans, LA $46,915

Virginia Beach, VA $46,910

Akron, OH $46,885

Peoria, IL $46,821

Sarasota, FL $46,811

Nashville, TN $46,777

Omaha, NE $46,777

Green Bay, WI $46,777

Baton Rouge, LA $46,752

Charleston, SC $46,742

Jamestown, NY $46,718

Davenport, IA $46,718

Tucson, AZ $46,693

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,664

Tampa, FL $46,654

Evansville, IN $46,624

Port Arthur, TX $46,624

Bradenton, FL $46,605

Santa Fe, NM $46,516

Orlando, FL $46,427

Clearwater, FL $46,413

Canton, OH $46,309

La Crosse, WI $46,309

Albuquerque, NM $46,280

Newport News, VA $46,275

High Point, NC $46,260

Ogden, UT $46,240

Corpus Christi, TX $46,201

Norfolk, VA $46,171

Laramie, WY $46,171

Rock Island, IL $46,142

Saginaw, MI $46,132

Jacksonville, FL $46,127

Salisbury, NC $46,117

Boise, ID $46,107

Moline, IL $46,083

Fort Myers, FL $46,068

Memphis, TN $46,058

Tulsa, OK $46,034

Waterloo, IA $46,004

Spartanburg, SC $45,955

Lincoln, NE $45,930

Fort Wayne, IN $45,920

Provo, UT $45,915

Cedar Falls, IA $45,856

San Antonio, TX $45,837

Greensboro, NC $45,817

South Bend, IN $45,812

Savannah, GA $45,758

Muskegon, MI $45,738

Birmingham, AL $45,733

Winston Salem, NC $45,709

Lake Charles, LA $45,591

Anderson, IN $45,581

Lexington, KY $45,566

Augusta, GA $45,551

Greenville, SC $45,551

Lima, OH $45,512

Wichita, KS $45,507

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,507

Columbia, SC $45,463

Springfield, OH $45,453

Asheville, NC $45,374

Bloomington, IN $45,340

Knoxville, TN $45,162

Shreveport, LA $45,157

Wilmington, NC $45,093

Roanoke, VA $45,093

Topeka, KS $45,005

Frankfort, KY $44,999

Oklahoma City, OK $44,965

Chillicothe, OH $44,946

Longview, TX $44,941

Melbourne, FL $44,936

Sioux Falls, SD $44,857

Mobile, AL $44,852

Terre Haute, IN $44,833

Altoona, PA $44,803

Amarillo, TX $44,769

Killeen, TX $44,754

Fayetteville, AR $44,714

Chattanooga, TN $44,700

Sioux City, IA $44,655

Idaho Falls, ID $44,646

Lynchburg, VA $44,606

Gainesville, FL $44,542

Portsmouth, OH $44,518

Little Rock, AR $44,508

Lafayette, LA $44,488

Youngstown, OH $44,488

Daytona Beach, FL $44,458

Clarksville, TN $44,454

Pensacola, FL $44,449

Temple, TX $44,445

Hopkinsville, KY $44,301

Erie, PA $44,291

Florence, SC $44,271

Charleston, WV $44,193

Great Falls, MT $44,168

Macon, GA $44,099

Tallahassee, FL $44,094

Fayetteville, NC $44,084

Waco, TX $44,075

Helena, MT $44,040

Pine Bluff, AR $44,021

Vincennes, IN $43,961

Lubbock, TX $43,942

Alamogordo, NM $43,912

Twin Falls, ID $43,868

Rapid City, SD $43,853

Jackson, MS $43,764

Huntington, WV $43,761

Greenville, MS $43,760

Parkersburg, WV $43,709

Montgomery, AL $43,700

Wichita Falls, TX $43,651

Springfield, MO $43,651

Biloxi, MS $43,627

Monroe, LA $43,577

Johnstown, PA $43,543

Sumter, SC $43,523

Columbus, GA $43,518

Pascagoula, MS $43,425

Abilene, TX $43,425

Kingsport, TN $43,297

Albany, GA $43,297

Gulfport, MS $43,282

Alexandria, LA $43,120

Fort Smith, AR $42,997

El Paso, TX $42,864

Las Cruces, NM $42,642

Harlingen, TX $42,517

Pocatello, ID $42,509

Florence, AL $42,445

Brownsville, TX $42,435

Mcallen, TX $42,332

Dothan, AL $42,263

Columbus, MS $41,971

Altus, OK $41,741

Lawton, OK $41,648

Pierre, SD $41,471

What Skills Can Increase an Inspector II's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 4.27% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Container (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): Container is an object used for or capable of holding, esp for transport or storage, such as a carton, box, etc.
CornerStone (Mentioned in 2% Job Postings): A relational database for MS-DOS released by Infocom, a company best known in the 1980s for developing interactive fiction video games. It is generally considered a key factor in Infocom's demise.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	4.27%
Container	2.85%
CornerStone	2%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Inspector II's salary.

Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Confidentiality	$52,669	7%
Process Improvement	$51,192	4%
Leadership	$51,192	4%
Analysis	$51,192	4%
Risk Management	$51,192	4%
Android	$51,192	4%

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How Education impacts an Inspector II's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Inspector IIs enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Inspector II with a Associate's Degree is between $47,367 and $50,672).

Inspector II Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Inspector II

No Diploma 53.3%

High School 53.3%

Associates 26.7%

Bachelors 20.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	53.3%
High School	53.3%
Associates	26.7%
Bachelors	20.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Inspector II Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Inspector II's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$44,564

Average $49,223/year

$55,613

$3,714

Average $4,102/month

$4,634

$857

Average $947/week

$1,069

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,613	$4,634	$1,069	$27
Average	$49,223	$4,102	$947	$24
25th Percentile	$44,564	$3,714	$857	$21

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Salary Trends for Inspector II

Salaries for an Inspector II can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,069 in 2023 to around $42,007 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Inspector II salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$42,386

2025

$42,007

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2024	$42,386
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