Construction and Building Inspectors pay range in Honolulu
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,590 a year or less, while the top 10% make $100,340 or more. The middle half of construction and building inspectors in Honolulu earn between $66,720 and $98,620.
- $54K10th
- $67K25th
- $85KMedian
- $99K75th
- $100K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $81,950 | $6,829 | $39.40 |
| Median | $84,910 | $7,076 | $40.82 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $66,720 | $5,560 | $32.08 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $98,620 | $8,218 | $47.41 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Construction and Building Inspectors salary after taxes in Honolulu
On the average salary of $81,950, a single filer in Honolulu takes home about $62,057 a year, or $5,171 a month and $2,387 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
Is Honolulu a good place for construction and building inspectors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Honolulu area are 11% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.0), so the average $81,950 buys what about $73,855 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Honolulu ($57,220). A typical home costs $851,163, or 10.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Construction and Building Inspectors salary in other Hawaii cities
Honolulu ranks 1st of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
- Honolulu$81,950
- Kahului$74,970
Highest-paying cities for construction and building inspectors
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($124,420).
- San Jose, CA$124,420
- San Francisco, CA$123,300
- Santa Maria, CA$116,130
- Santa Rosa, CA$110,080
- Vallejo, CA$106,740
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Construction and Building Inspectors salary in Honolulu: questions
How much do construction and building inspectors make an hour in Honolulu?
$39.40 an hour on average, and $40.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level construction and building inspectors salary in Honolulu?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,590 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,720, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the construction and building inspectors take-home pay in Honolulu?
About $62,057 a year ($5,171 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $81,950. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
Do construction and building inspectors earn more in Honolulu than elsewhere?
The average here is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($79,071).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 47-4011; area Urban Honolulu, HI (46520). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.9%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
- Job concentration: location quotient 1.29, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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