Construction and Building Inspectors pay range in Kahului
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $99,100 or more. The middle half of construction and building inspectors in Kahului earn between $69,790 and $81,790.
- $48K10th
- $70K25th
- $70KMedian
- $82K75th
- $99K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $74,970 | $6,248 | $36.04 |
| Median | $69,820 | $5,818 | $33.57 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $69,790 | $5,816 | $33.55 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $81,790 | $6,816 | $39.32 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Construction and Building Inspectors salary after taxes in Kahului
On the average salary of $74,970, a single filer in Kahului takes home about $57,677 a year, or $4,806 a month and $2,218 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 Kahului a good place for construction and building inspectors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Kahului area are 9% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 109.4), so the average $74,970 buys what about $68,533 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Kahului ($57,640). A typical home costs $997,307, or 13.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Construction and Building Inspectors salary in other Hawaii cities
Kahului ranks 2nd of 2 Hawaii metro areas for this job; Honolulu pays the most ($81,950).
- 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 Kahului: questions
How much do construction and building inspectors make an hour in Kahului?
$36.04 an hour on average, and $33.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level construction and building inspectors salary in Kahului?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $69,790, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the construction and building inspectors take-home pay in Kahului?
About $57,677 a year ($4,806 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $74,970. Hawaii's top brackets above $125,000 follow Act 46 (2024).
Do construction and building inspectors earn more in Kahului than elsewhere?
The average here is 5% less 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 Kahului-Wailuku, HI (27980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.7%.
- 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 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).
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