What are the main factors that influence a Code Inspector's salary?

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

How does experience change a Code Inspector's salary?

A Code Inspector's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,900 for beginners, reaching about $48,732 at mid-level, and approach $52,005 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Code Inspector?

Code Inspector salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Code Inspector roles are District of Columbia $55,253, California $55,043, Massachusetts $54,310. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Code Inspector roles make?

Salaries for Code Inspector level roles vary by specialization: Code Developer: $83,993; Fire Inspector: $73,790; Code Enforcement Inspector: $67,520; Building Code Inspector: $61,177; Building Inspector: $60,869.

How do different companies affect a Code Inspector's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Code Inspector 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.

Code Inspector Salary in the United States

How much does a Code Inspector make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Code Inspector in the United States is $49,903 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $62,313
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $45,195 to $56,399
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,908

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Code Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,399	$4,700	$1,085	$27
Average	$49,903	$4,159	$960	$24
25th Percentile	$45,195	$3,766	$869	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Code Inspector Salaries

A Code Inspector'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 Code Inspector Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Code Inspector'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): $47,900
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,038
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $48,732
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $50,094
Expert (over 8 years): $52,005

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Code Inspector	$47,900
Intermediate Level Code Inspector	$48,038
Senior Level Code Inspector	$48,732
Specialist Level Code Inspector	$50,094
Expert Level Code Inspector	$52,005

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How Do Code Inspector 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 Code Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $55,253.
California: $55,043.
Massachusetts: $54,310.

District of Columbia $55,253

California $55,043

Massachusetts $54,310

Washington $54,110

New Jersey $54,090

Alaska $54,020

Connecticut $53,332

New York $53,052

Hawaii $52,159

Rhode Island $51,740

Maryland $51,455

Minnesota $51,066

Colorado $50,916

Illinois $50,866

Oregon $50,677

Delaware $50,537

New Hampshire $50,449

Virginia $50,253

Pennsylvania $49,679

Nevada $49,389

North Dakota $49,294

Michigan $49,145

Wisconsin $49,090

Vermont $48,980

Texas $48,676

Maine $48,656

Arizona $48,626

Ohio $48,591

Georgia $48,132

Indiana $47,902

Wyoming $47,857

Utah $47,787

Iowa $47,757

Kansas $47,518

Louisiana $47,448

North Carolina $47,423

Missouri $47,413

Florida $47,218

Montana $47,114

Nebraska $47,014

Kentucky $46,959

South Carolina $46,759

Tennessee $46,635

Idaho $46,585

New Mexico $46,220

Oklahoma $46,140

Alabama $45,846

South Dakota $45,352

Arkansas $45,083

West Virginia $44,938

Mississippi $44,504

Top Paying Cities for Code Inspectors

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: $62,943
San Francisco: $62,324
Oakland: $60,942

San Jose, CA $62,943

San Francisco, CA $62,324

Oakland, CA $60,942

New York, NY $57,833

Queens Village, NY $57,459

Paramus, NJ $57,059

Passaic, NJ $57,009

Bergenfield, NJ $56,960

Stamford, CT $56,885

Huntington, NY $56,835

Newark, NJ $56,510

Bridgeport, CT $56,411

New Brunswick, NJ $56,246

Vallejo, CA $56,141

Middlesex, NJ $56,111

Somerset, NJ $56,066

Petaluma, CA $55,951

Santa Cruz, CA $55,757

Boston, MA $55,657

Monterey, CA $55,408

Fairbanks, AK $55,373

Los Angeles, CA $55,278

Washington, DC $55,253

Seattle, WA $55,163

Santa Rosa, CA $55,153

Juneau, AK $55,008

Orange, CA $54,844

Anchorage, AK $54,754

Anaheim, CA $54,719

Santa Ana, CA $54,644

Nassau, NY $54,614

Long Beach, CA $54,594

Danbury, CT $54,579

Santa Maria, CA $54,409

Everett, WA $54,399

Bremerton, WA $54,155

Trenton, NJ $54,060

Sacramento, CA $54,040

San Diego, CA $54,015

Brockton, MA $53,995

Tacoma, WA $53,975

Santa Barbara, CA $53,905

Lowell, MA $53,706

New Suffolk, NY $53,686

Nashua, NH $53,626

Lompoc, CA $53,546

Ventura, CA $53,496

Stockton, CA $53,481

New Haven, CT $53,381

Atlantic City, NJ $53,252

Hartford, CT $53,142

Modesto, CA $53,117

Poughkeepsie, NY $53,007

New Britain, CT $52,982

Olympia, WA $52,912

Kennewick, WA $52,912

New London, CT $52,902

Norwich, CT $52,887

Lawrence, MA $52,862

Bakersfield, CA $52,723

Riverside, CA $52,653

New Bedford, MA $52,653

Richland, WA $52,603

Portsmouth, NH $52,563

Vineland, NJ $52,553

San Bernardino, CA $52,513

Boulder, CO $52,373

Worcester, MA $52,333

Portland, OR $52,289

Saint Paul, MN $52,229

Minneapolis, MN $52,229

Philadelphia, PA $52,159

Honolulu, HI $51,894

Springfield, MA $51,720

Providence, RI $51,715

Chicago, IL $51,570

Bellingham, WA $51,510

Baltimore, MD $51,455

Chico, CA $51,330

Wilmington, DE $51,246

Pittsfield, MA $51,196

Manchester, NH $51,101

Spokane, WA $50,881

Denver, CO $50,876

Albany, NY $50,642

Troy, NY $50,622

Schenectady, NY $50,517

Burlington, VT $50,407

Portland, ME $50,233

Salem, OR $50,193

Yakima, WA $50,183

Ann Arbor, MI $50,168

Rochester, MN $50,028

Fresno, CA $50,003

Reno, NV $50,003

Milwaukee, WI $49,958

Detroit, MI $49,908

Allentown, PA $49,893

Carson City, NV $49,888

Houston, TX $49,813

Colorado Springs, CO $49,808

Syracuse, NY $49,783

Eugene, OR $49,689

Bismarck, ND $49,629

Gary, IN $49,629

Galveston, TX $49,629

Springfield, OR $49,589

Medford, OR $49,469

Fort Collins, CO $49,449

Austin, TX $49,409

Mesa, AZ $49,304

Phoenix, AZ $49,294

Dallas, TX $49,279

Reading, PA $49,249

Saint Cloud, MN $49,230

Concord, NH $49,185

Madison, WI $49,165

Utica, NY $49,030

Raleigh, NC $48,990

Las Vegas, NV $48,985

Rochester, NY $48,950

Des Moines, IA $48,945

Atlanta, GA $48,865

Battle Creek, MI $48,850

Salt Lake City, UT $48,835

Lancaster, PA $48,760

Champaign, IL $48,750

Harrisburg, PA $48,691

Durham, NC $48,646

Kansas City, MO $48,641

Kansas City, KS $48,631

Fort Worth, TX $48,626

Boca Raton, FL $48,606

Cleveland, OH $48,601

Columbus, OH $48,591

Pittsburgh, PA $48,586

Richmond, VA $48,566

Indianapolis, IN $48,556

Cincinnati, OH $48,491

Petersburg, VA $48,416

Billings, MT $48,306

Lansing, MI $48,306

Huntsville, AL $48,306

Lebanon, PA $48,301

Dayton, OH $48,296

Pueblo, CO $48,296

Appleton, WI $48,281

Buffalo, NY $48,261

Racine, WI $48,236

Charlotte, NC $48,231

Saint Louis, MO $48,216

Springfield, IL $48,197

Elkhart, IN $48,187

York, PA $48,187

Gastonia, NC $48,182

Benton Harbor, MI $48,182

Beaumont, TX $48,152

Lorain, OH $48,142

Toledo, OH $48,122

Binghamton, NY $48,097

Rock Hill, SC $48,092

Rockford, IL $48,067

Fargo, ND $48,042

Elyria, OH $48,042

Flagstaff, AZ $48,007

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,977

Miami, FL $47,947

Duluth, MN $47,867

Bangor, ME $47,802

Cedar Rapids, IA $47,747

Louisville, KY $47,722

Grand Rapids, MI $47,712

Hialeah, FL $47,707

Casper, WY $47,638

Scranton, PA $47,578

New Orleans, LA $47,563

Virginia Beach, VA $47,558

Akron, OH $47,533

Peoria, IL $47,468

Sarasota, FL $47,458

Green Bay, WI $47,423

Baton Rouge, LA $47,398

Charleston, SC $47,388

Nashville, TN $47,373

Jamestown, NY $47,363

Davenport, IA $47,363

Tucson, AZ $47,338

Cheyenne, WY $47,323

Saint Petersburg, FL $47,308

Tampa, FL $47,298

Omaha, NE $47,288

Port Arthur, TX $47,268

Evansville, IN $47,268

Bradenton, FL $47,248

Santa Fe, NM $47,159

Orlando, FL $47,109

Clearwater, FL $47,054

Canton, OH $46,949

La Crosse, WI $46,949

Grand Forks, ND $46,934

Albuquerque, NM $46,919

Tulsa, OK $46,919

Newport News, VA $46,914

High Point, NC $46,899

Ogden, UT $46,879

Corpus Christi, TX $46,839

Laramie, WY $46,809

Norfolk, VA $46,809

Rock Island, IL $46,779

Saginaw, MI $46,769

Jacksonville, FL $46,764

Salisbury, NC $46,754

Memphis, TN $46,744

Moline, IL $46,719

Fort Myers, FL $46,704

Waterloo, IA $46,640

Spartanburg, SC $46,590

Lincoln, NE $46,565

Fort Wayne, IN $46,555

Birmingham, AL $46,500

Cedar Falls, IA $46,490

Provo, UT $46,485

Springfield, OH $46,480

San Antonio, TX $46,470

Greensboro, NC $46,450

South Bend, IN $46,445

Winston Salem, NC $46,440

Boise, ID $46,425

Savannah, GA $46,390

Muskegon, MI $46,300

Lima, OH $46,240

Lake Charles, LA $46,220

Anderson, IN $46,210

Lexington, KY $46,195

Augusta, GA $46,180

Greenville, SC $46,180

Wichita, KS $46,136

Tuscaloosa, AL $46,136

Columbia, SC $46,091

Bloomington, IN $45,966

Roanoke, VA $45,936

Asheville, NC $45,871

Knoxville, TN $45,786

Shreveport, LA $45,781

Wilmington, NC $45,716

Frankfort, KY $45,622

Oklahoma City, OK $45,587

Chillicothe, OH $45,567

Longview, TX $45,562

Topeka, KS $45,547

Mobile, AL $45,472

Terre Haute, IN $45,452

Erie, PA $45,447

Altoona, PA $45,422

Melbourne, FL $45,407

Amarillo, TX $45,387

Killeen, TX $45,372

Fayetteville, AR $45,332

Sioux Falls, SD $45,297

Chattanooga, TN $45,267

Idaho Falls, ID $45,262

Gainesville, FL $45,157

Portsmouth, OH $45,132

Little Rock, AR $45,122

Lynchburg, VA $45,122

Lafayette, LA $45,103

Youngstown, OH $45,103

Temple, TX $45,083

Daytona Beach, FL $45,073

Clarksville, TN $45,068

Pensacola, FL $45,063

Hopkinsville, KY $44,913

Charleston, WV $44,908

Florence, SC $44,883

Sioux City, IA $44,853

Macon, GA $44,708

Tallahassee, FL $44,703

Fayetteville, NC $44,693

Waco, TX $44,683

Wichita Falls, TX $44,683

Pine Bluff, AR $44,663

Vincennes, IN $44,569

Lubbock, TX $44,549

Great Falls, MT $44,519

Alamogordo, NM $44,514

Abilene, TX $44,474

Rapid City, SD $44,409

Monroe, LA $44,409

Albany, GA $44,379

Huntington, WV $44,374

Jackson, MS $44,369

Greenville, MS $44,364

Parkersburg, WV $44,314

Montgomery, AL $44,304

Johnstown, PA $44,294

Springfield, MO $44,254

Biloxi, MS $44,229

Sumter, SC $44,124

Columbus, GA $44,119

Twin Falls, ID $44,089

Pascagoula, MS $44,025

Kingsport, TN $43,895

Gulfport, MS $43,880

Alexandria, LA $43,715

Fort Smith, AR $43,590

El Paso, TX $43,456

Helena, MT $43,391

Las Cruces, NM $43,231

Harlingen, TX $43,091

Pocatello, ID $43,047

Florence, AL $43,032

Brownsville, TX $43,022

Dothan, AL $42,942

Mcallen, TX $42,917

Columbus, MS $42,547

Altus, OK $42,318

Lawton, OK $42,223

Pierre, SD $42,043

What Skills Can Increase a Code Inspector'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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Commitment	4.27%
Container	2.85%
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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 a Code Inspector'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	$53,396	7%
Process Improvement	$51,899	4%
Leadership	$51,899	4%
Analysis	$51,899	4%
Risk Management	$51,899	4%
Android	$51,899	4%

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How Education impacts a Code Inspector's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Code Inspectors 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 a Code Inspector with a Associate's Degree is between $47,367 and $50,672).

Code Inspector Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Code Inspector

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

Understanding how a Code Inspector'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 January 01, 2026

$45,195

Average $49,903/year

$56,399

$3,766

Average $4,159/month

$4,700

$869

Average $960/week

$1,085

$22

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$56,399	$4,700	$1,085	$27
Average	$49,903	$4,159	$960	$24
25th Percentile	$45,195	$3,766	$869	$22

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Salary Trends for Code Inspector

Salaries for a Code Inspector can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,667 in 2023 to around $42,590 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Code Inspector salary trends, .

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2024

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